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Hornsey 1936
[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, 1936.
| 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) Ringworm, scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) „ body | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| 13) Scabies | 2 | ... | 19 | ... | |
| (4) Impetigo | 1 | ... | 41 | ||
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 2 | ... | 109 | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 5 | ... | 172 | ... | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 3 | ... | 7 | ... |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 17 | ... | |
| (8) Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | ... | ... | 18 | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 4 | ... | 42 | ... | |
| (11) Defective Vision excluding Squint) | 142 | 10 | 168 | ... | |
| (12) Squint | 10 | 4 | 48 | ... | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... |
| (14) Otitis Media | 7 | ... | 9 | ... | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | ... | ... | 26 | ... | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| (17) Adenoids only | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (19) Other conditions | 5 | 1 | 53 | ... | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ... | |||
| (22) Organic | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| (23) Functional | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (24) Anæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lungs | (25) Brouchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (26) Oilier 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 | |||||
| (35) Other Conditions | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Deforraitie | (36) Rickets | ... | ... | ... | |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| (381 Other Forms - - - | 11 | 248 | 2 | ... | |
| (39)Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 1 | ... | 804 | ... | |
| TOTALS - | 203 | 289 | 1333 | ... | |