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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hornsey 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE II.(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED31stDECEMBER,1933.

TABLE II.

(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED31stDECEMBER,1933.

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 -147.........
Skin .Ringworm, scalp............
,, body............
Scabies......13...
Impetigo3...29...
Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous)6...77...
EyeBlepharitis1...16...
Conjunctivitis......30...
Keratitis............
Corneal Opacities............
Defective Vision (excluding
Squint)16218131...
Squint12138...
Other Conditions1...57...
EarDefective Hearing9...15...
Otitis Media7...11...
Other Ear Diseases3...32...
Noseand ThroatChronic Tonsillitis only...106...
Adenoids only............
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids............
Other conditions20251...
Enlarged Cervical Glands(Non-Tuberculous)
............
Defective Speech............
Heart Heart Disease:
and CirculationOrganic...7......
Functional...16......
Anaemia823...
LongsBronchitis1...7...
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases............
TuberculosisPulmonary;Definite............
Suspected............
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands............
Bones and Joints............
Skin............
Other Forms............
Nervous SystemEpilepsy............
Chorea...11...
Other Conditions325...
DeformitiesRickets3.........
Spinal Curvature............
Other Forms30211012...
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases78604...