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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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year.
| 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:— | ||||
| Ringworm:— | ||||
| Scalp | — | — | 2 | — |
| Body | — | — | 4 | — |
| Scabies | 5 | — | 28 | 1 |
| Impetigo | — | — | 46 | 1 |
| Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) | 2 | 9 | 216 | 3 |
| Eye:— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 3 | 2 | 9 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | — | — | 16 | — |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — |
| Corneal opacities | — | — | — | — |
| Defective vision (excluding squint) | 74 | 20 | 79 | 3 |
| Squint | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Other conditions | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Ear:— | ||||
| Defective hearing | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Otitis media | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Other ear diseases | 4 | 10 | 36 | 8 |
| Nose and Throat:— | ||||
| Chronic tonsillitis only | 6 | 25 | 41 | 3 |
| Adenoids only | — | 4 | 7 | — |
| Chronic tonsillitis and. adenoids | 23 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| Other conditions | 19 | 26 | 43 | 11 |
| Enlarged cervical glands (non-tuberculous) | — | 4 | 6 | — |
| Defective speech | 4 | 4 | — | 3 |