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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
Wood Green 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE II.
A.— RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1935.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | Requring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | ||
| Skin | RFingworm- | ||||
| Scalp | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Body | ... | 4 | 2 | ||
| Scabies | I | ... | 34 | ||
| Impetigo | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | |
| Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) | 12 | 6 | 28 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 15 | 6 | 72 | 11 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision & Squint) | 20 | ... | ... | ||
| TOTAL | 3 | 23 | 4 | ... | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 46 | 195 | 2 | ... | |
| Squint | 5 | 14 | 1 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Otitis Media | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 1 | 18 | ... | |
| Nose and Throat. | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 12 | 185 | 16 | 18 |
| Adenoids only... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Conditions | 23 | 6 | 28 | 2 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 2 | 33 | 2 | 7 | |
| Total carried forward | 120 | 466 | 143 | 41 | |