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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DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections No. of Defects. | Special Inspections No. of Defects. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but net requiring Treatment | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | ||
Skin | Ringworm, Scalp | — | — | 2 | — |
Body | — | — | 13 | — | |
Scabies | 2 | — | 23 | — | |
Impetigo | 3 | — | 247 | —»- | |
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 5 | 4 | 228 | — | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 4 | 2 | 45 | — |
Conjunctivitis | 3 | — | 77 | — | |
Keratitis | 1 | — | — | — | |
Corneal Opacities | — | — | 1 | — | |
Other Conditions | 8 | 2 | 86 | 2 | |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 280 | 14 | 204 | 5 | |
Squint | 39 | 2 | 19 | — | |
Defective Hearing Ear Otitis Media | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
18 | 5 | 84 | — | ||
Other Ear Diseases | 135 | 1 | 120 | — | |
Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 56 | 366 | 87 | 69 |
Adenoids only | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 21 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
Other Conditions | 15 | 75 | 93 | 14 | |
Enlarged Defective | Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | — | 49 | 36 | 14 |
Speech | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
Organic | — | 15 | — | 4 | |
Functional | — | 26 | 3 | 3 | |
Anaemia | 1 | 87 | 4 | 24 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 3 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | 29 | 14 | 13 | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: Definite | — | — | 2 | — |
Suspected | — | 2 | — | 16 | |
Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
Glands | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Bones and Joints | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Skin | — | — | — | ||
Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Chorea | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Other Conditions | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
Deformities | Rickets Spinal Curvature | 1 8 | 1 | 2 3 | — |
Other Forms | 94 | 358 | 59 | 20 | |
Other | Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 40 | 46 | 1306 | 111 |
TOTAL | 767 | 1131 | 2848 | 345 |