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Hornsey 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE II.
(A) RETURN OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1935.
| 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) | |
| Skin - | (1)ingworm, scalp - | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) ,, body | ... | ... | 8 | ... | |
| (3) Scabies' | 1 | ... | 21 | ... | |
| (4) Impetigo | 3 | ... | 31 | ... | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 6 | ... | 100 | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 10 | ... | 160 | ... | |
| Eye | 6) Blepharitis - | 11 | ... | 7 | ... |
| 7) Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 20 | ... | |
| 8) Keratitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9) Corneal Opacities - | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | ... | ... | 22 | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 13 | ... | 49 | ... | |
| U) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 191 | 17 | 163 | ... | |
| [12) Squint - | 18 | 2 | 31 | ... | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 8 | ... | 4 | ... |
| (14) Otitis Media | 8 | ... | 13 | ... | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | ... | ... | 36 | ... | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only - | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| (17) Adenoids only . | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (19) Other conditions | 7 | ... | 51 | ... | |
| (20) | Enlarged Cervical Glands (N on-Tuberculous) | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| (21) | Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (22) Organic | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
| (23) Functional | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (24) Ansemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | .... | ... | ... | ... |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary ; | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (28) Suspected Non-Pulmonary : | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (29) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (32) Other Forms - | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nervous System | (33)Epilepsy .... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (34) Chorea | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| (35) Other Conditions | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Defor-mities | (36) Rickets | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
| (38) Other Forms | 236 | 10 | 6 | ... | |
| (39) | other Defects and Diseases (exclud-ing Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 3 | ... | 868 | ... |
| TOTALS - | 508 | 44 | 1383 | ... | |