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Barking 1929

[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]

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Table: TABLE II.—A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BYMEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED31st DECEMBER, 1929.

TABLE II.—A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY

MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED

31st DECEMBER, 1929.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
No. ofDefects.No. ofDefects.
Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition13261-
Uncleanliness1——-
SkinRingworm—Scalp—2—1
Body———-
Scabies———-
Impetigo3131
Other Diseases (Non-T uberculoua)312-
EyeBlepheritis413-
Conjunctivitis—11-
Keratitis——1-
Corneal Opacities———-
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)10648222
Squint8521
Other Conditions1—1—
EarDefective Hearing131—
Otitis Media646—
Other Ear Disease————
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only9716196
Adenoids only39—2
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids788743
Other Conditions4474
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-T.B.)173-6
Defective Speech—324
Teeth—Dental Disease (See Table IV., Group IV.)115 (f ound, not referred).
Heart and Circulation.Heart Disease:
Organic—22——
Functional—53—12
Anæmia1211-1
LungsBronchitis744-2
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases18——