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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
Penge 1917
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Penge]
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Table II—Return of Defects found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1917.
| Defect or Disease. | Number referred for treatment. | Code Groups. Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | Number referred for treatment. | Specials. Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition | 49 | 1 | ||
| Uncleanliness : Head | 56 | 175 | 1 | |
| Uncleanliness : Body | 177 | — | ||
| Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm : Head | 1 | — | 16 | |
| Ringworm : Body | 1 | — | 7 | |
| Scabies | 5 | — | 3 | |
| Impetigo | 5 | — | 35 | |
| Other Disease | 6 | 2 | 20 | |
| Eye— | ||||
| Defective Vision and Squint | 46 | 20 | ||
| External Eye Disease | 4 | 12 | 12 | |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 12 | 32 | — | |
| Ear Disease | 3 | 16 | 5 | |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 27 | 1 | ||
| Adenoids | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 17 | 7 | — | |
| Defective Speech | 2 | 9 | — | |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease: Organic | 3 | 9 | — | |
| Heart Disease : Functional | 1 | 9 | — | |
| Anaemia | 1 | 12 | — | |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis : Definite | — | — | — | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis : Suspected | — | — | — | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | — | 2 | — | |
| Other Disease | — | 3 | — | |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chorea | 1 | — | — | |
| Other Disease | — | — | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis : | ||||
| Glands | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | — | 16 | — | |
| Deformities | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Other Defects "or Diseases | 1 | 11 | — |