Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE II.
A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1924.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspec. | Special Inspec. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | ||
Malnutrition | — | — | — | — | |
Uncleanliness— (See Table IV.GroupV.) | 159 | — | 547 | — | |
Skin | 'Ringworm, Scalp | — | — | I | |
Body | — | — | 68 | 4 | |
Scabies | — | — | 3 | — | |
Impetigo | 4 | — | 145 | 2 | |
Other diseases (non Tb) | 10 | — | 121 | 14 | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 2 | — | 18 | — |
Conjunctivitis | — | — | 4 | — | |
Keratitis | — | — | 2 | — | |
Corneal Opacities | 2 | — | 7 | — | |
Defect. vision exc.Squint | 86 | — | 18 | 2 | |
Squint | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Other Conditions | 7 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 1 | 1 | 7 | — |
Otitis Media | 2 | — | — | — | |
Other Ear Diseases | 5 | 1 | 24 | — | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 23 | 3 | 18 | — |
Adenoids only | 1 | — | 2 | ||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 5 | — | 4 | — | |
Other Conditions | 1 | — | 2 | ||
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Defective Speech | — | 8 | — | 2 | |
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 54 | 1 | 6 | — | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease—Organic | 2 | 14 | 4 | — |
Functional | — | — | — | — | |
Anæmia | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 2 | — | 1 | |
1 Other non Tb. Diseases | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary—Definite | — | — | 1 | — |
Suspected | — | — | 6 | — | |
Non-Pulmonary-Glands | — | — | 2 | — | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | — | 2 | — | |
Other Bones & Joints | — | — | 2 | — | |
Skin | — | — | 1 | — | |
Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Chorea | — | — | 1 | — | |
Other Conditions | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 1 | 14 | — | — |
Spinal Curvature | 5 | — | 1 | — | |
[Other Forms | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 8 | 9 | 32 | 11 |