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 | ||