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 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. | ||
Malnutrition | 4 | 157 | - | - | |
Uncleanliness : | |||||
Head | 28 | 27 | 2 | - | |
Body | 10 | — | 3 | - | |
Skin | Ringworm, Head | - | - | 1 | - |
„ Body | 1 | — | — | - | |
Scabies | 9 | — | 2 | - | |
Impetigo | 12 | — | 3 | — | |
Other Disease | — | 8 | — | — | |
Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | 134 | — | 6 | - |
External Eye Disease | 23 | — | — | — | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 21 | - | 2 | 1 |
Ear Disease | 19 | - | 4 | - | |
Teeth | Dental Disease | 470 | - | 3 | - |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 288 | 4 | 6 | - |
Adenoids | 5 | — | 1 | - | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 23 | — | — | — | |
Defective Speech | — | 3 | — | — | |
Heart and . Circulation | Heart Disease—Organic | 43 | — | — | - |
„ Functional | — | 22 | — | i | |
Anaemia | 1ll | — | 1 | — | |
Lungs | /Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ||||
Definite | — | — | — | — | |
Suspected | 7 | — | — | — | |
Chronic Bronchitis | 22 | — | — | - | |
Other Disease | — | — | — | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Chorea | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Other Disease | — | 3 | — | — | |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Glands | ||||
Bones and Joints | _ | _ | _ | - | |
Other Forms | — | — | — | - | |
Rickets | - | 1 | — | — | |
Deformities | - | 118 | — | — | |
Other Defects or Diseases | - | 11 | 4 | 1 |