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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 1940
[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 1940.
| 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) |
| (1) Ringworm Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (3)Scabies | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| (4) Impetigo | 6 | ... | .. | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| EYE - | ||||
| 16 ) Blepharitis | 29 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 8 | ... | .. | ... |
| (S) Keratitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 40 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 152 | 23 | 25 | 6 |
| (12) Squint | 33 | 21 | 3 | ... |
| EAR- | ||||
| (13) Defective Hearing | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| (14) 0 citis Media | 6 | 4 | ... | ... |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| NOSE, AND THROAT - | ||||
| (16) Chronic Tensilities only | 18 | 51 | 1 | 7 |
| (17) Andenoids only | 5 | 9 | ... | ... |
| (18) Chronic Tensilities and | ||||
| Adenoids | 77 | 108 | 4 | 5 |
| (19) Other Conditions | 21 | 30 | 1 | ... |
| (20) ENLARGED CERVICAL GLANDS (Non-Tuberculous) | 16 | 11 | 2 | ... |
| (21) DEFECTIVE SPEECH | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| HEART AND CIRCULATION -Heart Disease: | ||||
| (22) Organic | 4 | 22 | ... | 1 |
| (So) Functional | 10 | 22 | 2 | ... |
| (24) Anaemia | 56 | 4 | 5 | ... |
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