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, 1930.
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 | – | 38 | 1 | – | |||
Uncleanliness | 76 | – | – | – | |||
(See Table IV, Group V). | |||||||
Skin | Ringworm, scalp | — | — | 1 | – | ||
,, body | — | — | 2 | – | |||
Scabies | — | — | 14 | – | |||
Impetigo | – | — | 39 | – | |||
Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 1 | 2 | 72 | – | |||
Eye | Blepharitis | 6 | — | 8 | – | ||
Conjunctivitis | – | — | 24 | – | |||
Keratitis | – | — | 1 | – | |||
Corneal Opacities | – | — | — | – | |||
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 155 | – | 97 | – | |||
Squint | 17 | — | 35 | – | |||
Other Conditions | 3 | — | 73 | – | |||
Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | — | 1 | – | ||
Otitis Media | 10 | — | 20 | – | |||
Other Ear Diseases | — | — | 23 | – | |||
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 2 | 33 | 30 | – | ||
Adenoids only | — | 2 | – | – | |||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 7 | 12 | – | |||
Other Conditions | 8 | 5 | 54 | – | |||
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-tuberculous) | – | 4 | 1 | – | |||
Defective Speech | 1 | 1 | – | ||||
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 779 | – | 3 | – | |||
(See Table IV., Group IV.) | |||||||
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease | ||||||
Organic | — | 1 | – | 2 | |||
Functional | — | 16 | – | 7 | |||
Anaemia | — | 46 | 105 | – | |||
Lungs | Bronchitis | — | 7 | 3 | – | ||
Other Non-tuberculous Diseases | — | 2 | 4 | — | |||
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||||
Definite | – | – | — | – | |||
Suspected | – | 1 | 2 | – | |||
Non-Pulmonary: | |||||||
Glands | – | 1 | — | – | |||
Spine | — | – | — | – | |||
Hip | — | — | — | – | |||
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | – | |||
Skin | – | — | — | – | |||
Other forms | – | — | – | – | |||
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | 2 | – | ||
Chorea | — | — | 3 | – | |||
Other conditions | — | 1 | 12 | – | |||
Deformities | Rickets | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | ||
Spinal Curvature | 1 | 3 | – | – | |||
Other Forms | 33 | 147 | 10 | – | |||
Other Defects and Disease | 2 | 16 | 576 | – |