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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
Bromley 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE IIa.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year 31st December, 1930.
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | ||||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring observation | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 27 | 25 | 55 | 63 | |
| Skin | Ringworm | ||||
| Head | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Body | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 19 | 33 | |
| Impetigo | 5 | — | 34 | 23 | |
| Other Diseases (non- tubercular) | 8 | 3 | 247 | 182 | |
| . Eye | Blepharitis | 3 | - | 19 | 16 |
| Conjunctivitis | - | — | 24 | 37 | |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| Corneal Ulcer | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding squint) | 86 | 4 | 58 | 11 | |
| Squint | 3 | — | 9 | — | |
| Other conditions | 3 | 1 | 42 | 61 | |
| Ear | Defective hearing | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| Otitis Media | 5 | 1 | 27 | 28 | |
| Other Ear Conditions | 2 | — | 73 | 88 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 44 | 110 | 105 | 69 |
| Adenoids | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2 | |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 29 | 6 | 47 | 234 | |
| Other conditions | 10 | 5 | 337 | 299 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular) | 10 | 31 | 70 | 37 | |
| DefectiveSpeech | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Heart and Circulation | Organic | - | 8 | - | - |
| Functional | 3 | 28 | 14 | 31 | |
| Anaemia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Carried forward | 250 | 231 | 1222 | 1226 | |