Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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, 1933.
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 treat ment. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Malnutrition | 1 | 8 | ... | ... |
Uncleanliness | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(See Table IV.—Group V.) | ||||
Skin— | ||||
Ringworm | ||||
Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scabies | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other diseases (non tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Eye— | ||||
Blepharitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Corneal opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Defective vision (excluding squint). | 83 | 12 | 9 | ... |
Squint | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Other conditions | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Ear- | ||||
Defective hearing | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Otitis media | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Other eat diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nose and Throat | ||||
Enlarged tonsils only | 10 | 18 | ... | ... |
Adenoids only | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
Other conditions | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Defective Speech | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Teeth—Dental Disease | 83 | 3 | ... | ... |
(See Table IV.—Group IV). | ||||
Heart and Circulation— | ||||
Heart Disease — | ||||
Organic | ... | 7 | ... | ... |
Functional | ... | 11 | ... | ... |
Anæmia | 1 | 21 | ... | ... |
Lungs— | ||||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other non-tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary— | ||||
Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suspected | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Non-pulmonary— | ||||
Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hip | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other bones & joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other forms | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nervous System— | ||||
Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chorea | ... | 6 | ... | 1 |
Other conditions | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
Deformities— | ||||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spinal curvature | 31 | 4 / | ... | ... |
Other forms | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 3 | 8 | ... | ... |