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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Number of Children | ||
|---|---|---|
| GROUP | Inspected | Found to require Treatment |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Prescribed Groups : — | ||
| Entrants | 722 | 114 |
| Second Age Group | 595 | 127 |
| Third Age Group | 264 | 45 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 1581 | 280 |
TABLE II.
A—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1937.
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | |||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment—— | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Skin :— | ||||
| Ringworm: | ||||
| Scalp | — | — | 3 | — |
| Body | 1 | — | 8 | — |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 10 | 2 |
| Impetigo | 12 | — | 111 | 1 |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 25 | 12 | 134 | 14 |
| Eye :— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Conjunctivitis | — | — | 13 | — |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — |
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 80 | 57 | 6 | — |
| Squint | 11 | 6 | — | — |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 8 | 63 | 7 |
| Ear j— | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Otitis Media | 9 | 2 | 44 | — |
| Other Ear Diseases | 5 | 4 | 39 | 17 |