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Kingston upon Thames 1926

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

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Table: TABLE II.A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31stDEC.,1926.

TABLE II.

A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31stDEC.,1926.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspec.Special Inspec.
No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
Requiring Treatment.Requiring lo 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.)87—857—
SkinRingworm, Scalp——241
Body——46-
Scabies—-8-
Impetigo——193—
Other diseases (non Tb)322632
EyeBlepharitis3—11—
Conjunctivitis1-101
Keratitis—-——
Corneal Opacities—1——
Defect.vision exc.Squint321302
Squint15151
Other Conditions1—9—
EarDefective Hearing321—
Otitis Media614—
Other Ear Diseases—222—
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only253131
Adenoids only1—4-
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids2-42
Other Conditions1—396
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb)1014213
Defective Speech—2-—
Teeth—Dental Diseases8—5—
(see Table IV., Group IV.)
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—Organic1421
Functional122-
AnEemia1—1—
LungsBronchitis1121
Other non Tb. Diseases2252
TuberculosisPulmonary—Definite————
Suspected11——
Non-Pulmonary-Glands2———
Spine1———
Hip-1——
Other Bones & Joints————
Skin————
Other Forms-———
Nervous SystemEpilepsy———4
Chorea2-71
Other Conditions-231
DeformitiesRickets1---
Spinal Curvature5———
Other Forms4212—
Other Defects and Diseases11515131