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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

Erith 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Table: TABLE II.Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1921.

TABLE II.

Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1921.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Specials.
Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment.Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment.
12345
Malnutrition
Uncleanliness: Head2010565
Body
Skin:—Ringworm:
Head8
Body13
Scabies40
Impetigo3190
Other Diseases (non-Tubercular)21
Eye:—Blepharitis513
Conjunctivitis51
Keratitis1
Corneal Ulcer110
Corneal Opacities1
Defective Vision16940
Squint6
Other Conditions
Ear:—Defective Hearing3
Otitis Media829
Other Ear Diseases
Nose and Throat:
Enlarged Tonsils
Adenoids9
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids174182
Other Conditions34
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular)...677
Defective Speech1
Teeth:—Dental Diseases576429
Heart and Circulation :—
Heart Disease: Organic
Functional
Anaemia41
Lungs:—Bronchitis232
Other Non-Tubercular Diseases