Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE II.
(A)— RETURN OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||||
Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
Malnutrifion | 191 | |||||
Uncleanliness (See Table IV, Group V). | 126 | — | — | — | ||
Skin | — | — | 8 | — | ||
,, body | — | — | 18 | — | ||
Scabies | — | — | 16 | — | ||
Impetigo | 1 | — | 117 | — | ||
Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 3 | 129 | — | ||
Eye | Blepharitis | 8 | — | 23 | — | |
Conjunctivitis | 3 | — | 22 | — | ||
Keratitis | — | — | — | — | ||
Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | ||
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 126 | 100 | _ | |||
Squint | 7 | — | 23 | — | ||
Other Conditions | 1 | — | 63 | — | ||
Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 2 | 16 | — | |
Otitis Media | 14 | 1 | 71 | — | ||
Other Ear Diseases | 1 | 1 | 55 | — | ||
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 27 | 125 | 63 | 6 | |
Adenoids only | 1 | 3 | 44 | 3 | ||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 8 | 1 | 88 | 4 | ||
Other Conditions | — | 1 | 84 | 3 | ||
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | _ | 100 | 42 | 2 | ||
Defective Speech | — | 11 | — | — | ||
Teeth—Dental Diseases (See Table IV., Group IV.) | 565 | — | 11 | — | ||
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | |||||
Organic | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||
Functional | — | 32 | — | 13 | ||
Anaemia | — | — | 151 | — | ||
Lungs | Bronchitis | — | 48 | 56 | 1 | |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 5 | 41 | — | ||
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | |||||
Definite | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Suspected | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
Non-Pulmonary: | ||||||
Glands | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Spine | — | — | — | — | ||
Hip | — | — | — | — | ||
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | ||
Skin | — | — | — | — | ||
Other Forms | — | — | — | — | ||
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Chorea | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||
Other Conditions | — | 8 | 5 | — | ||
Deformities | Rickets | — | — | — | — | |
Spinal Curvature | — | — | — | — | ||
Other Forms | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | ||
Other Defects and Disease | — | 12 | 658 | 15 |