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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE II.
A.— Return or Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended
31st December, 1935.
| Defect ok 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 Treatmerit. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Skin:— | ||||
| Ringworm : | ||||
| Scalp | - | - | 7 | - |
| Body | - | - | 26 | - |
| Scabies | 1 | - | 18 | - |
| Impetigo | 4 | - | 252 | - |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 10 | 2 | 128 | - |
| Total | 15 | 2 | 431 | - |
| Eye : | ||||
| Blepharitis | 15 | - | 79 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | - | 25 | - |
| Keratitis | - | - | 1 | - |
| Corneal Opacities | - | 1 | 4 | - |
| Other Conditions (excluding Squint) | - | - | 58 | - |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 167 | - |
| Defective Vision | 98 | 2 | 116 | - |
| Squint | 13 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Ear : | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 1 | 27 | 7 | 2 |
| Otitis Media | 11 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 11 | 4 | 113 | - |
| Nose and Throat : | ||||
| Chronic Tonsillitis only | - | 1 | - | - |
| Adenoids only | - | - | 3 | - |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 45 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Other Conditions | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | - | 416 | - | 70 |
| Defective Speech | 1 | 3 | 25 | - |