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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 1920
[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 1920.
| ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. | SPECIALS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defect or Disease. | Number referred for treatment. | Number tequiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | Number referred for treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. |
| Malnutrition | - | 5 | - | - |
| Uncleanliness: Head | 66 | - | 9 | - |
| Uncleanliness: Body | 9 | - | 5 | - |
| Skin—Ringworm: Head | - | 1 | 14 | - |
| Ringworm: Body | - | - | 16 | - |
| Scabies | 7 | - | 14 | 3 |
| Impetigo | 1 | - | 14 | - |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular) | l 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Eye—Blepharitis | 9 | - | 1 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | - | 5 | - |
| Keratitis | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| Corneal Ulcer | - | - | - | - |
| Corneal Opacities | 3 | - | - | - |
| Defective Vision | 102 | - | 12 | - |
| Squint | 14 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other Conditions | - | - | 3 | - |
| Ear—Defective Hearing | - | 11 | 2 | - |
| Otitis Media | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| Other Ear Disease | - | 1 | 7 | - |
| Nose and Throat—Enlarged Tonsils | 30 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Adenoids | 32 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 12 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 12 | - | 14 | 6 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | - | 52 | 6 | 2 |
| Defective Speech | - | 5 | - | - |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | - | - | 8 | - |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease: Organic | - | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Heart Disease: Functional | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Anaemia | - | 9 | - | - |
| Lungs—Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary : Definite | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Pulmonary: Suspected | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Glands | 3 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Spine | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Hip | - | 9 | 2 | - |
| Other Bones and Joints | - | - | 1 | - |
| Skin | - | - | - | - |
| Other Forms | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nervous System—Epilepsy | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Chorea | - | - | - | - |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Deformities—Rickets | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Spinal Curvature | - | 3 | - | - |
| Other Forms | - | - | 13 | - |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 3 | 3 | 44 | 8 |
Number of Individual Children having defects which required Treatment or to be kept
under observation—392.