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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 21.—Corresponding to Table II. of the Board of Education's Medical
Statistical Tables.
A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1938.
| 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 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| (2) „ Body | — | — | 13 | — | |
| (3) Scabies | 9 | — | 174 | — | |
| (4) Impetigo | 8 | — | 219 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (non—tuberculous) | 38 | 3 | 814 | — | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 57 | 3 | 1,221 | — | |
| eye | (6) Blepharitis | 17 | 1 | 73 | _ |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 4 | — | 92 | — | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | ||
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 23 | 2 | 127 | — | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 44 | 3 | 292 | — | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 321 | 57 | 296 | — | |
| (12) Squint | 25 | 3 | 61 | — | |
| Spectacles broken | — | — | 173 | — | |
| Spectacles lost | — | — | 16 | — | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 16 | 1 | 12 | — |
| (14) Otitis Media | — | — | 144 | — | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 33 | 1 | 160 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 401 | 223 | 109 | — |
| (17) Adenoids only | 48 | 2 | 33 | — | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 79 | 10 | 263 | — | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 86 | 26 | 469 | — | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (non—tuberculous) | 52 | 8 | 99 | — | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Heart Disease:— | — | ||||
| Heart and Circulation | (22) Organic | __ | — | — | — |
| (23) Functional | 3 | 168 | 2 | — | |
| (24) Anamia | 6 | 2 | 15 | — | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 14 | 4 | 58 | _ |
| (26) Other Non—Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 4 | 17 | — | |
| Tubercul'sis | Pulmonary:— | — | |||
| (27) Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| (28) Suspected | — | 1 | 15 | — | |
| Non—Pulmonary:— | — | ||||
| (29) Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| (31) Skin | _ | _ | — | _ | |
| (32) Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected—Glands | — | — | 1 | ||
| Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| „ Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | — | — | 2 | — |
| (34) Chorea | 1 | — | 7 | — | |
| (35) Other Conditions | 11 | 4 | 15 | — | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | — | — | — | — |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 11 | 9 | 18 | — | |
| (38) Other Forms | 146 | 73 | 123 | — | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 198 | 52 | 2,557 | — | |
| Total Number of Defects | 1,556 | 659 | 6,180 | — | |