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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 1932
[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 ended 31st December, 1932.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 37 | 37 | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Body | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Scabies | 1 | .. | 14 | 19 | |
| Impetigo | .. | .. | 10 | 15 | |
| Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 6 | .. | 152 | 157 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | .. | 11 | 3 |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | .. | 12 | 4 | |
| Keratitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Defective Vision (excluding squint) | 66 | 3 | 69 | 15 | |
| Squint | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |
| Other Conditions | .. | .. | 34 | 19 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 3 | 9 | 23 | 8 |
| Otitis Media | 5 | .. | 11 | 28 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 3 | .. | 86 | 73 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 42 | 88 | 202 | 77 |
| Adenoids only | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 59 | 47 | 78 | 283 | |
| Other Conditions | 11 | 6 | 258 | 180 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 5 | 17 | 44 | 25 | |
| Defective Speech | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | |
| Heart and Circulation | ( Heart Disease—Organic | 4 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Functional ...... | 3 | 36 | 64 | 69 | |
| Anæmia | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 5 | .. | 20 | 8 |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 25 | 7 | 336 | 288 | |
| Carried forward | 271 | 242 | 1504 | 1328 | |