[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon] page 145

Hendon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.TABLE II.A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the yearended 31st December, 1938.NOTE: All defects noted at routine medical inspection as required treatment should be included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.

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TABLE II.

A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year

ended 31st December, 1938.

NOTE: All defects noted at routine medical inspection as required treatment should be included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.

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	(1) Ringworm—Scalp	-	-	4	-
	(2) Ringworm—Body	-	—	23	—
	(3) Scabies	-	2	85	—
	(4) Impetigo	-	-	104	—
	(5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous)	1	1	189	1
TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5)		1	3	405	1
Eye	(6) Blepharitis	1	2	52	—
	(7) Conjunctivitis	1	—	150	—
	(8) Keratitis	-	—	—	—
	(9) Corneal Opacities	-	—	—	—
	(10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint)	³	1	103	1
	TOTAL Heads 6 to 10)	5	3	305	1
	(11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint)	303	52	162	9
	'(12) Squint	29	19	44	5
Ear	(13) Defective Hearing	5	9	4	2
	(14) Otitis Media	2	7	105	—
	(15) Other Ear Diseases	—	1	107	—
Nose and Throat	(16) Chronic Tonsillitis only	16	180	114	173
	(17) Adenoids only	2	5	12	6
	(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids	89	118	223	55
	(19) Other Conditions	4	39	—	17

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