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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 1928

[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, 1928.

TABLE II.

A.-RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.

DISEASE OR DEFECT. (1)Routine InspectionSpecial Inspections
No. of Defects.| No. of Defect.
Number referred for Treatment.Number required to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment.Number referred for Treatment.Number required to be kept under observation, but lot referred for Treatment
(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition3221—
Uncle anliness47—43—
SkinRingworm, Head——13—
,, Body——15—
Scabies1—13—
Impetigo10—340—
Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular)25771
Blepharitis11931—
EyeConjunctivitis4—30—
Keratitis——3—
Corneal Opacities——1—
Defective Vision273—85—
Squint20314—
Other Conditions—237—
EarDefective Hearing1148—
Otitis Media11748—
Other Ear Diseases10623—
Enlarged Tonsils111239565
Nose and ThroatAdenoids16—5—
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids75329—
Other Conditions11119525
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)1121—25
Defective Speech—8—2
Teeth—Dental Diseases697—249—
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease:—
Organic41436
Functional—72411
Anaemia2019152
Bronchitis82683
Lungs TuberculosisOther Non-Tubercular Diseases114—11
Pulmonary:— Definite----
Suspected—3—8
Non-Pulmonary:— Glands---2
Spine—-——
Hip—-——
Other Bones and Joints—-——
Other Forms—-——
Nervous SystemEpilepsy—-5—
Chorea—16—
Other Conditions—6—12
DeformitiesRickets—3——
Spinal Curvature15121—
Other Forms ...50123116
Other Diseases and Defects121748933
Total14148681668152