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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 1938
[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., 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 | Ringworm— | ||||
| (1) Scalp | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| (2) Body | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| (3) Scabies | 2 | ... | 17 | ... | |
| (4) Impetigo | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | |
| (5) Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous) | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 8 | 2 | 26 | 1 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| (8) Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | ... | 21 | 2 | 1 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 77 | 217 | 3 | ... | |
| (12) Squint | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| (14) Otitis Media | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 9 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| Nose and Throat. | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 14 | 128 | 13 | 22 |
| (17) Adenoids only | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total carried forward | 136 | 410 | 84 | 33 | |