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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
TABLE II.
A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1937.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | 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) | |
| Skin | (l) Ringworm—Scalp | — | — | 1 | — |
| (2) Ringworm—Body | — | — | 13 | — | |
| (3) Scabies | 9 | 1 | 109 | -— | |
| (4) Impetigo | 4 | — | 118 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 11 | 20 | 204 | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 24 | 21 | 445 | — | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 9 | 17 | 49 | 7 |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 12 | 2 | 116 | 2 | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | 1 | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 8 | 6 | 77 | 2 | |
| TOTAL Heads 6 to 10) | 29 | 25 | 242 | 12 | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 319 | 84 | 141 | 3 | |
| (12) Squint | 38 | 31 | 44 | 2 | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 8 | 20 | 4 | 8 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 3 | 9 | 85 | 1 | |
| (15) Other Ear | |||||
| Diseases | 14 | 16 | 128 | 1 | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 23 | 371 | 67 | 130 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 2 | 30 | 8 | 7 | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 55 | 103 | 164 | 44 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 2 | 38 | 2 | 7 | |