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 London County Council]
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Table II (cont.)
Disease or defect | Routine inspections— | |
---|---|---|
Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | |
Malnutrition | 109 | 31 |
Skin—Ringworm, head | — | — |
body | — | — |
Scabies | 3 | — |
Impetigo | 9 | — |
Other disease (non-tubercular) | 26 | 2 |
Eye—Blepharitis | 27 | — |
Conjunctivitis | 8 | — |
Keratitis | — | |
Corneal opacities | — | — |
Defective vision, excluding squint | 845 | 237 |
Squint | 37 | 10 |
Other conditions | 4 | — |
Ear— Defective hearing | 8 | 2 |
Otitis media | 29 | 2 |
Other ear disease or defect | 18 | 2 |
Nose and throat— | ||
Chronic tonsillitis | 262 | 113 |
Adenoids | 30 | 6 |
Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 115 | 6 |
Other conditions | 36 | 6 |
Enlarged cervical glands | 24 | 40 |
Defective speech | 10 | 4 |
Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 2,870 | 26 |
Heart and circulation, heart disease— | ||
Organic | 2 | 1 |
Functional | 1 | 2 |
Not stated | 10 | 41 |
Anæmia | 28 | 15 |
Lungs—Bronchitis | 25 | 7 |
Other non-tubercular | 6 | 12 |
Tuberculosis— | ||
Pulmonary definite | — | — |
,, suspected | 2 | 2 |
Glands | 2 | — |
Spine | — | — |
Hip | — | — |
Bones and joints | — | — |
Skin | — | — |
Other forms | — | — |
Nervous—Epilepsy | — | 2 |
Chorea | 1 | |
Other conditions | 3 | 4 |
Deformities— | ||
Rickets | 5 | — |
Spinal curvature | 5 | 2 |
Other | 10 | 4 |
Other conditions | 78 | 34 |
Total | 4,650 | 614 |