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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 1920
[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. 1920.
| defect or disease. | Routine | Inspection. | Specials. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. referred for treatment. | No. requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment. | No. referred for treatment. | No. requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition: — | 1 | 106 | _ | - | |
| Uncleanliness:— | - | - | |||
| Head | 18 | - | 707 | - | |
| Body | 2 | - | 4 | - | |
| Ringworm:— | - | - | |||
| Head | — | - | 50 | - | |
| Body | 2 | - | 29 | - | |
| Skin | Scabies | 7 | - | 62 | - |
| Impetigo | 22 | - | 464 | ||
| Other Diseases | — | 15 | 4 | - | |
| (Non-Tuburcelar) | - | ||||
| Eye | Blepharitis | 19 | _ | 5 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | — | 4 | - | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 2 | - | |
| Corneal Ulcer | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Defective Vision | 198 | — | 27 | - | |
| Squint | 22 | - | 7 | 7 | |
| Other Conditions | — | 6 | 1 | — | |
| (Defective Hearing | 27 | - | 5 | _ | |
| Ear | Otitis Media | 19 | — | 139 | — |
| Other Ear Diseases | 1 | — | — | — | |
| NOTE AND THROAT | 'Enlarged Tonsils | 129 | 23 | 28 | _ |
| Adenoids | 7 | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands NON Tubercular) | |||||
| 3 | 1 | ||||
| Submaxillary | — | 68 | — | — | |
| Tonsilary | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Defective Speech | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Teeth | Dental Diseases | 501 | — | 192* | — |
| Heart Disease:— | |||||
| Heart and Circulation Organic | _ | 76 | 4 | - | |
| Functional | — | — | — | — | |
| Anaemia | — | 110 | 5 | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | _ | 17 | 2 | - |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 1 | - | |
| Suspected | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Glands | _ | 2 | _ | - | |
| Spine | — | _ | — | - | |
| Hip | — | 2 | — | - | |
| Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | - | |
| Skin | _ | _ | _ | -_ | |
| Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 2 | - | 4 | |
| Chorea | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Other Conditions | — | 3 | — | ||
| Deformities | Rickets | _ | |||
| Spinal Curvature | _ | 2 | |||
| Other Forms | — | 102 | — | — | |
| Other Diseases and Defects | — | — | 17 | 9 | |
| Totals | 990 | 557 | 1783 | 41 | |
| Number of individual children having Defects which required Treatment or to be kept under observation 1366 | |||||
| (*) See also Report on Dental Treatment. | |||||