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 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 |