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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
Ealing 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE II.
Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection.
| defect OR disease. | Code Groups. | Specials. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. referred for treatment. | No. to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment. | No. referred for treatment. | No. to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment. | |
| Skin Malnutrition | 3 | 183 | _ | _ |
| Uncleanliness | ||||
| Head | 20 | 53 | — | — |
| Body | 1 | 57 | — | — |
| Skin. | ||||
| Ringworm, Head | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ringworm, Body | 1 | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 23 | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | 14 | — | 2 | — |
| Other Disease | — | 7 | — | — |
| Eye. | ||||
| Defective Vision and Squint | 143 | — | 2 | — |
| External Eye Disease | 53 | — | — | — |
| Ear. | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 19 | — | — | |
| Ear Disease | 16 | — | — | |
| Teeth. | ||||
| Dental Disease | 746 | — | 2 | — |
| Nose and Throat. | ||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 351 | 1 | — | |
| Adenoids | 21 6 | 1 | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 21 | — | — | |
| Defective Speech | 7 | — | 2 | |
| Heart and Circulation. | ||||
| Heart Disease—Organic | 52 | — | — | — |
| Functional | — | 44 | — | — |
| Anaemia | — | 129 | 1 | — |
| Lungs. | ||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — |
| Suspected | 4 | _ | 2 | _ |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 15 | _ | _ | — |
| Other Disease | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System. | ||||
| Epilepsy | 4 | — | — | |
| Chorea | — | — | — | — |
| Other Disease | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ||||
| Glands | 1 | _ | — | |
| Bones and Joints | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | _ | _ — | ||
| Deformities | — | 196 | — — | |
| Other Defects or Diseases | — | 37 | 3 3 | |