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, 1924.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | | Special Inspections | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | | 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 | — | 64 | — | — | |
Uncleanliness | 14 | 3 | — | — | |
(See Table IV., Group V.) | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | Ringworm, scalp | — | — | 25 | — |
„ body | — | — | 15 | — | |
Scabies | — | —. | 20 | — | |
Impetigo | 11 | — | 199 | — | |
Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous) | 19 | — | 117 | — | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 5 | — | 7 | — |
Conjunctivitis | 4 | — | 24 | — | |
Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 130 | — | 84 | — | |
Squint | 19 | — | 6 | — | |
Other Conditions | 7 | — | 16 | — | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 12 | — | 6 | — |
Otitis Media | 18 | — | 41 | — | |
Other Ear Diseases | — | — | 10 | — | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 76 | 75 | 22 | — |
Adenoids only | 12 | — | 4 | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 16 | — | 2 | — | |
Other Conditions | 24 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tuberculous) | — | 5 | — | 4 | |
Defective Speech | — | 8 | — | 1 | |
Teeth | Dental Diseases (See Table IV, Group IV.) | 316 | — | 203 | — |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||||
Organic | — | 19 | — | 29 | |
Functional | — | 10 | — | 20 | |
Anaemia | 27 | 48 | 13 | 60 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 20 | 22 | 11 | — |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | ||||
Definite | _ | — | — | — | |
Suspected | — | 8 | — | 4 | |
Non-Pulmonary; | |||||
Glands | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | 1 | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | — | —. | — | — | |
Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | — | — |
Chorea | — | — | 2 | — | |
Other Conditions | — | 2 | — | 3 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 3 | — | — | |
Spinal Curvature | 18 | — | 4 | — | |
Other Forms | 75 | 46 | 5 | — | |
Other Defects and Diseases | — | 48 | 132 | 7 | |
Total | 824 | 368 | 965 | 133 |