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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1935.
| Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects | ||||
| Defect or Disease. (1). | Requir-ing treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation but, not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5) | |
| Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | — | — | 4 | — |
| (2) Ringworm—Body | — | — | 21 | - | |
| (3) Scabies | 4 | 1 | 67 | - | |
| (4) Impetigo | I | — | 1 11 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 4 | 6 | 654 | — | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 9 | 7 | 857 | — | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 7 | 4 | 24 | — |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 8 | 2 | 83 | — | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 15 | 16 | 37 | 4 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 30 | 22 | 144 | 4 | |
| Ear | (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 267 | 104 | 188 | 11 |
| (12) Squint | 25 | 31 | 31 | 5 | |
| (13) Defective Hearing | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | |
| (14) Otitis Media | 8 | 7 | 98 | 4 | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 5 | 78 | 2 | |
| (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 33 | 111 | 30 | 72 | |
| (17) Adenoids only ... | 9 | 28 | 12 | 5 | |
| Nose and Throat | (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 40 | 72 | 175 | 36 |
| (19) Other Conditions | 5 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tuberculous) | — | 27 | — | 17 | |