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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
Barking 1938
[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 31st DECEMBER, 1938.
(Secondary Schools only.)
| 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 | ||
| Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | — | — | 1 | — |
| (2) Body | — | — | 4 | — | |
| (3) Scabies | 1 | — | — | — | |
| (4) Impetigo | — | — | 1 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| Totals (Heads 1-5) | 9 | 3 | 8 | — | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 3 | |||
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | 1 | — | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
| Totals (Heads 6-10) | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 84 | 16 | 5 | — | |
| (12) Squint | — | — | — | — | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 1 | — | — | — |
| (14) Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 2 | 6 | 7 | — |
| (17) Adenoids only | — | — | — | — | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 9 | 4 | — | — | |