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.
A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1923.
DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections | Special Insnections | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Detects. | 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) | |
Malnutrition | — | 182 | — | _ | |
Uncleanliness, head | 12 | 11 | — | — | |
(See Table IV., Group V.) body | — | 24 | — | — | |
Skin | Ringworm, scalp | — | 14 | — | |
,, body | — | — | 17 | — | |
Scabies | 5 | — | 21 | — | |
Impetigo | 5 | — | 122 | — | |
Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous' | 14 | — | 136 | — | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 5 | — | 2 | — |
Conjunctivitis | 2 | — | 22 | — | |
Keratitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Corneal Opacities | 1 | — | — | — | |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | l56 | — | 108 | — | |
Squint | 10 | — | 3 | — | |
Other Conditions | — | — | 7 | — | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 16 | — | 16 | — |
Otitis Media | 18 | — | 20 | — | |
Other Ear Diseases | 2 | — | 4 | — | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 86 | 92 | 11 | — |
Adenoids only | 13 | — | 18 | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 10 | — | 7 | — | |
Other Conditions | — | 56 | 3 | — | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tuberculous) | 2 | 105 | 8 | _ | |
Defective Speech | — | 5 | — | — | |
Teeth | Dental Diseases | ||||
(See Table IV., Group IV.) | 111 | — | — | — | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease :— | ||||
Organic | 18 | — | 6 | 37 | |
Functional | 12 | — | 2 | 34 | |
Anaemia | 114 | — | 10 | 33 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | — | 57 | 4 | — |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||
Definite | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
Suspected | 3 | — | 10 | 4 | |
Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
Glands | — | — | 4 | — | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | 1 | — | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | 1 | — | |
Skin | — | — | — | — | |
Other forms | — | — | 2 | — | |
Ner vous System | | Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 |
Chorea | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Other Conditions | 1 | 7 | — | — | |
Defor mities | Rickets | — | 20 | — | — |
Spinal Curvature | — | 36 | 6 | — | |
Other Forms | — | 72 | 7 | — | |
Other Defects and Diseases | — | 23 | 120 | 23 | |
622 | 690 | 719 | 132 |