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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.
| Detect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | |||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Ringworm: | |||
| Skin | Scalp | — | — |
| Body | — | — | |
| Scabies | — | — | |
| Impetigo | — | — | |
| Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous) | 6 | 6 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | 6 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 4 | |
| Keratitis | — | ||
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 111 | 32 | |
| Squint | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Conditions | 1 | 4 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 1 | — |
| Otitis Media | — | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | — | ||
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 3 | 55 |
| Adenoids only | — | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 1 | 8 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non- Tuberculous) | — | 6 | |