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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
Willesden 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 20.—Corresponding to Table 2 of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical
Tables.
A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1935.
| 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 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| (2) „ Body | 2 | — | 15 | — | |
| (3) Scabies | 5 | — | 98 | — | |
| (4) Impetigo | 10 | — | 186 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) | 56 | — | 1,206 | — | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 74 | — | 1,506 | — | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 10 | — | 90 | — |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 7 | — | 132 | — | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | 2 | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | 1 | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 14 | 3 | 139 | — | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 31 | 3 | 364 | — | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 246 | 77 | 274 | — | |
| (12) Squint | 24 | 1 | 64 | — | |
| Spectacles broken | — | — | 268 | — | |
| Spectacles lost | — | — | 10 | — | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 4 | 3 | 7 | — |
| (14) Otitis Media | 9 | — | 167 | — | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 19 | 2 | 125 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 300 | 255 | 161 | — |
| (17) Adenoids only ... | 30 | 5 | 7 | — | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 87 | 18 | 251 | — | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 24 | 1 | 366 | — | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 6 | 3 | 96 | 2 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | — | — | 8 | — | |
| Heart Disease:— | |||||
| Heart and Circulation | (22) Organic | — | — | 2 | — |
| (23) Functional | 2 | 270 | 12 | — | |
| (24) Anaemia | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 36 | 4 | 36 | — |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| (27) Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| (28) Suspected | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | — | ||||
| (29) Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| (31) Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| (32) Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected—Glands | — | — | 1 | — | |
| „ Bones and Joints | — | — | 1 | — | |
| ,, Other Forms | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | — | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| (34) Chorea | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | |
| (35) Other Conditions | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | — | — | — | 2 |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 60 | 5 | 33 | — | |
| (38) Other Forms | 86 | 57 | 87 | — | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 153 | 39 | 2,454 | — | |
| Total | 1,204 | 763 | 6,351 | 4 | |