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.
DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections- | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No, of Defects. | |||||
Requiring treatmen | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept .under observation, but not requiring treatment. | |||
(2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||
Malnutrition- | 45 | |||||
Uncleanliness (See Table IV., Group V.) | ||||||
Skin | Ringworm, scalp | 5 | ||||
„ body | 4 | |||||
Scabies | 9 | |||||
Impetigo | 47 | |||||
Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 1 | 72 | ||||
Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | 5 | |||
Conjunctivitis | 31 | |||||
Keratitis | ||||||
Corneal Opacities | 1 | |||||
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 169 | 31 | 111 | |||
Squint | 24 | 2 | 35 | |||
Other Conditions | 4 | 102 | ||||
Ear | Defective Hearing | 10 | 9 | |||
Otitis Media | 2 | 0 | 20 | |||
Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 33 | ||||
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 2 | 14 | 11 | ||
Adenoids only | 1 | |||||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||
Other conditions | 7 | 75 | ||||
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
Defective Speech | 2 | |||||
Teeth | Dental Diseases (see note a) (See Table IV., Group IV.) | 665 | 0 | |||
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | |||||
Organic | 2 | |||||
Functional | ||||||
Anaemia | 78 | |||||
Langs | Bronchitis | 17 | 3 | |||
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | |||||
Definite | ||||||
Suspected | ||||||
Non-Pulmonary: | ||||||
Glands | ||||||
Spine | ||||||
Hip | ||||||
Other Bones and Joints | ||||||
Skin | ||||||
Other Forms | ||||||
Nervous SysteM | Epilepsy | |||||
Chorea | 1 | 1 | ||||
Other Conditions | ||||||
Deformities | Rickets | 5 | ||||
Spinal Curvature | 9 | |||||
Other Forms | 135 | |||||
Other Defects and Diseases | 4 | 5 | 624 |