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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
Croydon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE II.—A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1926.
| DEFECT or DISEASE | Routine Inspections. Number of defects. | Special Inspections. Number 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. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Uncleanliness | 1 | ... | ... | |
| (See Table IV.—Group V.) Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm | ||||
| Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other diseases (non tuberculous) | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Corneal opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Defective vision (excluding squint). | 42 | 36 | ... | ... |
| Squint | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other conditions | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective hearing | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Otitis media | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other eat diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils only | ... | 17 | ... | ... |
| Adenoids only | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other conditions | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non Tuberculous) | 4 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Teeth—Dental Disease (See Table IV.—Group IV). | 58 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Heart and Circulation— Heart Disease — | ||||
| Organic | ... | 23 | ... | ... |
| Functional | 1 | 25 | ... | ... |
| Anæmia | 6 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| tuberculosis— Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suspected | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Respiratory—Non-pulmonary | ||||
| Glands | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hip | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other bones & joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms | ... ... | ... ... | ... ... | ... |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chorea | ... ... | ... ... | ... | ... |
| Other conditions | 1 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spinal curvature | 44 | 42 | ... | ... |
| Other forms | 10 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 5 | 24 | 1 | ... |