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Ealing 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: TABLE II.A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1924.

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 TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition—64——
Uncleanliness143——
(See Table IV., Group V.)————
SkinRingworm, scalp——25—
„ body——15—
Scabies——.20—
Impetigo11—199—
Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous)19—117—
EyeBlepharitis5—7—
Conjunctivitis4—24—
Keratitis————
Corneal Opacities————
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)130—84—
Squint19—6—
Other Conditions7—16—
EarDefective Hearing12—6—
Otitis Media18—41—
Other Ear Diseases——10—
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only767522—
Adenoids only12—4—
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids16—2—
Other Conditions24573
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tuberculous)—5—4
Defective Speech—8—1
TeethDental Diseases (See Table IV, Group IV.)316—203—
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease:—
Organic—19—29
Functional—10—20
Anaemia27481360
LungsBronchitis202211—
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases————
TuberculosisPulmonary
Definite_———
Suspected—8—4
Non-Pulmonary;
Glands—1—2
Spine————
Hip—1——
Other Bones and Joints————
Skin——.——
Other forms————
Nervous SystemEpilepsy————
Chorea——2—
Other Conditions—2—3
DeformitiesRickets3——
Spinal Curvature18—4—
Other Forms75465—
Other Defects and Diseases—481327
Total824368965133