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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 1936

[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, 1936.

TABLE II.— A.

RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1936.

DEFECT OR DISEASERoutine Inspections No. of Defects.Special Inspections No. of Defects.
Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but net requiring TreatmentRequiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment
SkinRingworm, Scalp——2—
Body——13—
Scabies2—23—
Impetigo3—247—»-
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous)54228—
EyeBlepharitis4245—
Conjunctivitis3—77—
Keratitis1———
Corneal Opacities——1—
Other Conditions82862
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)280142045
Squint39219—
Defective Hearing Ear Otitis Media2391
18584—
Other Ear Diseases1351120—
Nose and ThroatChronic Tonsillitis only563668769
Adenoids only233—
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids211282
Other Conditions15759314
Enlarged DefectiveCervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)—493614
Speech1014149
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease:
Organic—15—4
Functional—2633
Anaemia187424
LungsBronchitis3201913
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases10291413
TuberculosisPulmonary: Definite——2—
Suspected—2—16
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands——31
Bones and Joints1111
Skin———
Other Forms————
Nervous SystemEpilepsy1235
Chorea—167
Other Conditions42411
DeformitiesRickets Spinal Curvature1 812 3—
Other Forms943585920
OtherDefects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)40461306111
TOTAL76711312848345