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 treatment. | 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 | 47 | ... | 2 | ... | ||
Uncleanliness | ||||||
(See Table IV., Group V.) | ||||||
Skin | Ringworm, scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
„ body | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ||
Scabies | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ||
Impetigo | 1 | ... | 25 | ... | ||
Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 3 | ... | 64 | ... | ||
Eye | Blepharitis | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | |
Conjunctivitis | 3 | ... | 13 | ... | ||
Keratitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 149 | 12 | 87 | ... | ||
Squint | 17 | ... | 34 | ... | ||
Other Conditions | 10 | ... | 117 | ... | ||
Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | |
Otitis Media | 4 | 0 | 6 | ... | ||
Other Ear Diseases | 5 | ... | 32 | ... | ||
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 5 | 8 | 3 | ... | |
Adenoids only | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
Other conditions | 24 | ... | 50 | ... | ||
Enlarged Cervical Glands | ||||||
(N on-Tuberculous) | 2 | ... | ... | 0 | ||
Defective Speech | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ||
Teeth | Dental Diseases (see note a (See Table IV., Group IV.) | 1073 | ... | 3 | 0 | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | |||||
Organic | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ||
Functional | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Anæmia | 5 | ... | 20 | ... | ||
Lungs | Bronchitis | ... | ... | 10 | 0 | |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
Tuber culosis | Pulmonary: | |||||
Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Suspected | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Pulmonary: | ||||||
Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Hip | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other Bones and Joints Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Nervous System | Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chorea | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ||
Other Conditions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Deformities | Rickets | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
Spinal Curvature | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
Other Forms | 411 | 23 | 20 | ... | ||
Other Defects and Diseases | 8 | 2 | 749 | ... |