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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

Kingston upon Thames 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: TABLE IIA RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED31stDEC.,1925.

TABLE II

A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED31stDEC.,1925.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspec.Special Inspec.
No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
Requiring Treatment.Requit ing to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.
Malnutrition1———
Uncleanliness— (See Table IV.GroupV.)204—732—
Skin'Ringworm, Scalp——312
Body1—41I
Scabies1—4I
Impetigo3—135I
Other diseases (non Tb)31117414
EyeBlepharitis428—
Conjunctivitis——7—
Keratitis————
Corneal Opacities1—1—
Defect,vision exc.Squint514—
Squint1476—
Other Conditions32151
EarDefective Hearing5—11—
Otitis Media1—2—
Other Ear Diseases3I183
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only33918—
Adenoids only3—5—
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids3131
Other Conditions3—356
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb)88268
Defective Speech231—
Teeth—Dental Diseases(see Table IV., Group IV.)12—25—
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—Organic2615
Functional—5——
Anaemia35—1
LungsBronchitis1173
Other non Tb. Diseases——913
TuberculosisPulmonary—Definite1———
Suspected—11—
Non-Pulmonary-Glands——1
Spine————
Hip————
Other Bones & Joints————
Skin————
Other Forms————
Nervous SystemEpilepsy212—
Chorea——4—
Other Conditions2733
DeformitiesRickets2211
Spinal Curvature53——
Other Forms3486
Other Defects and Diseases103273134