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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
Beckenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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TABLE II.
A .—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the
Year ended 31st December, 1937.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not for Treatment | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not for Treatment | |
| Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm | — | — | 1 | — |
| Scabies | 3 | — | 11 | — |
| Impetigo | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| Other diseases (non-Tuberculous) ... | 4 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 3 | — | 5 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 51 | 13 | 43 | — |
| Squint | 15 | — | I | — |
| Other conditions | — | - | 4 | — |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 3 | 1 | 18 | — |
| Otitis Media | 2 | — | 14 | 3 |
| Other conditions | 3 | 1 | 15 | _ |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 9 | 46 | 16 | 17 |
| Adenoids only | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 23 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| Other conditions | 13 | 20 | 31 | 20 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non- | ||||
| Tuberculous) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Organic Heart Disease | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Functional Heart Disease | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Anaemia | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 2 | — | 7 | 3 |
| Other non-Tuberculous Diseases ... | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Suspected Pulmonary | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other conditions | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Spinal Curvature | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Forms | 40 | 16 | 45 | 3 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 29 | 33 | 142 | 73 |
| Totals, 1937 | 253 | 166 | 469 | 156 |
| Comparative Totals,1936 | 255 | 226 | 504 | 169 |