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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| 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 | 15 | 32 | 59 | 66 | |
| Uncleanliness (See Table IV., Group V.) | |||||
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | .. | .. | 1 | 11 |
| Body | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | |
| Scabies | .. | .. | 15 | 20 | |
| Impetigo | 2 | .. | 18 | 18 | |
| Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 7 | 2 | 219 | 216 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 3 | .. | 21 | 8 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | .. | 21 | 10 | |
| Keratitis | .. | .. | .. | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Defective Vision (excluding squint) | 98 | 11 | 59 | 13 | |
| Squint | 7 | .. | 10 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 3 | .. | 51 | 19 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 |
| Otitis Media | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 8 | .. | 99 | 82 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 40 | 169 | 279 | 138 |
| Adenoids only | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 16 | 17 | 74 | 295 | |
| Other Conditions | 11 | 5 | 404 | 292 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 12 | 28 | 82 | 44 | |
| Defective Speech | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 206 | .. | 42 | 1 | |
| Heart and Circula Tion | Heart Disease—Organic | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 |
| Functional | .. | 34 | 42 | 88 | |
| Anaemia | .. | 5 | 11 | 9 | |
| Carried forward | 436 | 313 | 1544 | 1344 | |