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Barking 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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TABLE II. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31STDECEMBER,1937.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring TreatmentRequiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
Skin(1) Ringworm—Scalp120
(2) Body2124
(3) Scabies15111
(4) Impetigo9300
(5) Other Diseases (Non-
Tuberculous)202045512
Totals (Heads 1-5)472191012
Eye(6) Blepharitis299722
(7) Conjunctivitis183193
(8) Keratitis13
(9) Corneal Opacities4
(10) Other Conditions (exclud
ing Defective Vision and
Squint)762172
Totals (Heads 6-10)54194894
(11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint)33811921533
(12) Squint4619476
Ear(18) Defective Hearing5710
(14) Otitis Media239
(15) Other Ear Diseases532737011
NoseandThroat(16) Chronic Tonsillitis only23230329541
(17) Adenoids only7542
(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids2514434
(19) Other Conditions314228819
(20)Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)227314534
(21)Defective Speech21232412
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease: (22) Organic55017
(23) Functional268438
(24) Anaemia2731148
Lungs(25) Bronchitis41646712
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases225113430