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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE lla.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1934.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 6 | |
| Skin | Ringworm Scalp | - | - | 6 | - |
| Body | - | — | 9 | - | |
| Scabies | 2 | — | 52 | 3 | |
| Impetigo | _ | _ | 33 | - | |
| Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) | 7 | — | 263 | 31 | |
| EYE | Blepharitis | 2 | 10 | - | |
| Conjunctivitis | — | 78 | - | ||
| Keratitis | — | — | 1 | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 15 | - | |
| Defective Vision (excluding squint) | 134 | 6 | 70 | 6 | |
| Squint | 12 | 1 | 11 | - | |
| Other conditions | 2 | 1 | 75 | 1 | |
| Ear | Defective hearing | 5 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Otitis Media | 2 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Other Ear Diseases | 6 | — | 186 | 4 | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 40 | 71 | 45 | 90 |
| Adenoids only | 5 | 17 | 21 | 29 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 10 | 57 | 251 | 153 | |
| Other conditions | 7 | 178 | 39 | ||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 2 | 11 | 48 | 30 | |
| Defective Speech | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| and Circulation | Heart—Organic | 4 | 2 | 33 | - |
| Functional | 24 | 10 | 134 | 1 | |
| Anaemia | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | |
| Carried forward | 283 | 195 | 1591 | 395 | |