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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
Finchley 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1928.
| Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not. requiring treatment. | |
| Malnutrition | 20 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Uncleanliness | - | - | - | - |
| (See Table IV, Group V.) Skin- | ||||
| Ringworm- | ||||
| Scalp | - | - | - | - |
| Body | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | 2 | - | - | - |
| Impetigo | 5 | - | 12 | - |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 3 | - | 40 | - |
| Blepharitis | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | - | 7 | - |
| Keratitis | - | - | - | - |
| Corneal Opacitis | - | - | - | - |
| Defective Vision (excluding squint) | 71 | 22 | 5 | - |
| Squint | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Other conditions | - | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Defective Hearing | 4 | - | 4 | 2 |
| Otitis Media | 4 | 3 | 22 | - |
| Other Ear Diseases | 2 | - | 18 | 3 |
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 8 | 32 | 4 | 11 |
| Adenoids only | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 37 | 6 | 45 | 8 |
| Other conditions | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Nun-Tuberculous) | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Defective Speech | - | - | - | 1 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases (See Table IV, Gruup IV.) | - | - | 1 | - |
| Heart Disease : | ||||
| Organic | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| Functional | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| Anaemia | 4 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Bronchitis | - | 7 | 6 | - |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | 15 | - |
| Pulmonary: | ||||
| Definite | - | - | - | - |
| Suspected | - | 2 | - | - |
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
| Glands | - | - | - | 3 |
| Spine | - | - | - | - |
| Hip | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other Bones and Joints | - | 1 | - | - |
| Skin | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other forms | - | - | - | 1 |
| Epilepsy | - | - | - | - |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other conditions | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - |
| Spinal Curvature | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other forms | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 6 | 4 | 154 | 8 | |