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Ealing 1925

[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, 1925.

TABLE II.

A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925.

DEFECT OR DISEASE.Routine InspectionsSpecial 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)
Malnutrition321-
Uncleanliness,7---
(See Table IV., Group V.)——-—
SkinRingworm, scalp——24—
body——18—
Scabies-—6—
Impetigo7—170—
Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous)12—126—
EyeBlepharitis5—5—
Conj uncti vitis1—.13—
Keratitis-—1-
Corneal Opacities--3-
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)89-70-
Squint10—8-
Other Conditions2—17-
EarDefective Hearing724-
Otitis Media4—27-.
Other Ear Diseases4-123
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only467424-
Adenoids only935-
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids12—8-
Other Conditions5626
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tuberculous) ... ...4504-
Defective Speech—1-2
TeethDental Diseases (See Table IV., Group IV.)315-196-
Heart andHeart Disease:—
Organic125-67
CirculationFunctional_1-12
Anaemia78887
LungsBronchitis14-76
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases1—-—
Pulmonary:
TuberculosisDefinite-—4-
Suspected6—-18
Non-Pulmonary :
Glands——1-
Spine——-—
Hip——-—
Other Bones and Joints-—--
Skin-—-—
Other forms----
Nervous SystemEpilepsy——_1
Chorea——6—
Other Conditions————
DeformitiesRickets—1——
Spinal Curvature541—
Other Forms1816-39
Other Defects and Diseases1112104—
Total605205875241