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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 1936
[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, 1936.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Delects | ||||
| Requir ing treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but. not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiting treatment. | ||
| (1). | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | — | — | 6 | — |
| (2) Ringworm—Body | — | — | 23 | — | |
| (3) Scabies | — | — | 92 | — | |
| (4) Impetigo | — | — | 141 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | — | 8 | 832 | — | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 1094 | — | |||
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 7 | 12 | 34 | 3 |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 6 | 3 | 140 | — | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 12 | 20 | 63 | 4 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 25 | 35 | 237 | 7 | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 359 | 214 | 129 | 4 | |
| (12) Squint | 48 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 10 | 18 | 1 | |
| (14) Otitis Media | 9 | 13 | 94 | — | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 6 | 77 | 2 | ||
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 40 | 226 | 26 | 51 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 3 | 24 | 16 | 10 | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 48 | 79 | 140 | 30 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 14 | 48 | 1 | 3 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tuberculous) | — | 20 | — | 6 | |