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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of D efects found by M edical Inspection in the Y ear ended 31 st D ecember , 1937.
| 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. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Skin— | ||||
| (1) Ringworm: | ||||
| Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) Body | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| (3) Scabies | 9 | ... | 1 | ... |
| (4) Impetigo | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous | 9 | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 23 | 7 | 6 | ... |
| Eye— | ||||
| (6) Blepharitis | 13 | 6 | ... | 1 |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| (8) Keratitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 8 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 413 | 98 | 68 | 2 |
| (12) Squint | 80 | 46 | 13 | ... |
| Ear— | ||||
| (13) Defective Hearing | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 13 | 9 | ... | ... |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 113 | 445 | 7 | 14 |
| (17 Adenoids only | 16 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 333 | 271 | 28 | 5 |
| (19) Other Conditions | 111 | 91 | 9 | 4 |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 8 | 44 | 2 | 8 |
| (21) Defective Speech | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease: | ||||
| (22) Organic | 42 | 151 | 4 | 12 |
| (23) Functional | 2 | 69 | ... | 3 |
| Anaemia | 66 | 60 | 1 | 6 |