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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 1936
[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., 1936.
| 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— (1) Scalp | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| (2) Body | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| (3) Scabies | 1 | ... | 25 | ... | |
| (4) Impetigo | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| (5) Other Diseases (non-Tuber-culous) | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 14 | 14 | 49 | 4 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| (8) Keratitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 15 | 3 | ... | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 1.3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 48 | 228 | 3 | ... | |
| (12) Squint | 7 | 18 | ... | ... | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 10 | ... | 2 | ... |
| (14) Otitis Media | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 14 | ... | 11 | 1 | |
| Nose and Throat. | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 15 | 213 | 12 | 17 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 1 | ... | |||
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 26 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 40 | ... | 3 | |
| Total carried forward | 154 | 534 | 97 | 27 | |