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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 1928

[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 31st DEC., 1928.

TABLE II.

A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1928.

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.144-508-
SkinRingworm, Scalp--19-
Body--29-
Scabies--5-
Impetigo6-317-
Other diseases (non Tb)10I201-
EyeBlepharitis--I-
Conjunctivitis--7-
Keratitis----
Corneal Opacities11--
Defect, vision exc Squint241159-
Squint141012-
Other Conditions2214-
EarDefective Hearing2-7-
Otitis Media2I1-
Other Ear Diseases2231-
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only4212*3-
Adenoids only322-
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids1019-
Other Conditions4-55-
Enlarged Cervical Glands (nou Tb)78*91
Defective Speech-2-
Teeth—Dental Diseases--2-
(see Table IV., Group IV.)
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—Organic Functional Anaemia4 36 23-
LungsBronchitis224-
Other non Tb. DiseasesI171
TuberculosisPulmonary—Definite--1-
Suspected-1--
Non-Pulmonary-Glands--2-
Spine----
Hip---1
Other Bones & Joints----
Skin ..----
Other Forms----
Nervous SystemEpilepsy Chorea Other Conditions-13-
-2 14 11
DeformitiesRickets412-
Spinal Curvature1-1-
Other Forms6-15-
Other Defccts and Diseases24223663