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 OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1927.
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) | |||
Malnutrition | — | 201 | — | — | |||
Uncleanliness | 84 | — | — | — | |||
(See Table IV, Group V). | |||||||
Skin | Ringworm, scalp | — | — | 4 | — | ||
,, body | — | — | 5 | — | |||
Scabies | — | — | 2 | — | |||
Impetigo - | 1 | — | 63 | _ | |||
Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | — | 6 | 55 | — | |||
Eye | Blepharitis | 9 | 2 | 16 | — | ||
Conjunctivitis | — | — | 13 | — | |||
Keratitis | — | — | 4 | — | |||
Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |||
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 110 | — | 105 | — | |||
Squint | 7 | — | 34 | — | |||
Other Conditions | 11 | — | 75 | — | |||
Bar | Defective Hearing | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | ||
Otitis Media | 7 | 1 | 22 | — | |||
Other Ear Diseases | — | 2 | 35 | — | |||
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 28 | 186 | 50 | — | ||
Adenoids only | — | 6 | 17 | — | |||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 7 | 7 | 115 | — | |||
Other Conditions | — | 4 | 57 | — | |||
Enlarged Cervical Glands | |||||||
(Non-tuberculous) | 11 | 152 | 39 | — | |||
Defective Speech | 2 | 10 | — | — | |||
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 453 | — | 13 | — | |||
(See Table IV., Group IV.) | |||||||
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||||
Organic | — | 3 | — | — | |||
Functional | — | 61 | 1 | 1 | |||
Anæmia | — | 12 | 103 | — | |||
Lungs | Bronchitis | 1 | 57 | 34 | — | ||
Other Non-tuberculous Diseases | — | 3 | — | — | |||
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||||
Definite | — | — | — | — | |||
Suspected | — | 4 | 4 | — | |||
Non-Pulmonary: | |||||||
Glands | — | 1 | — | — | |||
Spine | — | — | — | — | |||
Hip | — | — | — | — | |||
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |||
Skin | — | — | — | — | |||
Other forms | — | — | — | — | |||
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Chorea | — | — | 7 | — | |||
Other conditions | — | 4 | 5 | — | |||
Deformities | Rickets | — | — | — | — | ||
Spinal Curvature | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
Other Forms | 2 | 4 | — | — | |||
Other Defects and Disease | 16 | 51 | 352 | — |