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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

Hendon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: TABLE II.—continued.

TABLE II.—continued.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
No. of Delects.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)
Defective Speech_4171
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease Organic_7422
Functional-64139
Anaemia-1134
Lungs(Bronchitis14—4
Other Non-Tuber culous Diseases18-2
TuberculosisPulmonary: Definite-2-1
Suspected-———
Non-Pulmonary : Glands--_2
Bones and Joints-1-_
Skin-—-—
Other Forms-———
Nervous Systemf Epilepsy--_2
Chorea---—
Other Conditions1725
DeformitiesRickets--—-
Spinal Curvature211573
Other Forms24015111038
Other Defects Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness & Dental Diseases)18511622

Table: _Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection torequire Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

_Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to

require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment
InspectedFound to require Treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Prescribed Groups: —
Entrants18501407.57
Second Age Group163929217.82
Third Age Group143231321.86
Total (Prescribed Groups)492174515.14
Other Routine Inspections——-