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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: TABLE VI.Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspection during the Year 1920.

TABLE VI.

Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspection during the Year 1920.

(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the routine inspections2736
(2) The number of children suffering from:—
Malnutrition107
Skin Disease46
Defective Vision (including Squint)220
Eye Disease32
Defective Hearing27
Ear Disease20
Nose and Throat Disease168
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular)74
Defective Speech4
Heart Disease:—
Organic76
Functional—
Anaemia110
Lung Disease (Non-Tubercular)29
Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary:
Definite_
Suspected—
Non-Pulmonary4
Disease of the Nervous System5
Deformities—
Other Defects and Diseases104
(3) The number of Children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment448
(4) The number of Children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.)569
(5) The number of Children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.)562