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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

Acton 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: TABLE II.— Continued.

TABLE II.— Continued.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
No. of Defects.No. of Defect.
Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary:
Definite——3—
Suspected—3——
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands——2—
Spine—2——
Hip——1—
Other Bones and Joints————
Skin————
Other Forms——1—
Nervous System:—
Epilepsy—2——
Chorea21——
Other Conditions—1——
Deformities:—
Rickets—13——
Spinal Curvature—3——
Other Forms—11——
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases635998—

Table: B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require Treatment
InspectedFound to require Treatment.
12(3)(*) -
Code Groups:—
Entrants858556.4%
Second Age Group890869.6%
Third Age Group1006797.8%
Total (Code Groups)27542207.9%
Other Routine Inspections22——