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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 1930

[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 December, 1930.

TABLE II.

A Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine Inspec.Special Inspec.
No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring tobe kept under observation but not requiring
Malnutrition———
Uncleanliness— (See Table IV.GroupV.)66—575—
SkinRingworm, Scalp——19—
Body2—49—
Scabies1—11—
Impetigo8—181—
Other diseases (non Tb)13122910
EyeBlepharitis2—7—
Conjunctivitis1—10—
Keratitis————
Corneal Opacities1———
Defect.vision exc.Squint32330—
Squint1219—
Other Conditions5—25—
EarDefective Hearing3181
Otitis Media216—
Other Ear Diseases4—27—
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only18627—
Adenoids only1—1—
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids219_
Other Conditions2—49—
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb)3635—
Defective Speech2—3—
Teeth—Dental Diseases9—10—
(see Table IV., Group IV.)—
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—Organic622—
Functional—2——
Anaemia1———
LungsBronchitis749_
Other non Tb. Diseases3_12_
TuberculosisPulmonary—Definite_—_
Suspected1_32
Non- Pulmonary-Glands_1—
Spine__—_
Hip1—1_
Other Bones & Joints1___
Skin——_—
Other Forms——2—
Nervous SystemEpilepsy——1—
Chorea1—2—
Other Conditions—22—
DeformitiesRickets43——
Spinal Curvature292—
Other Forms1012_
Other Defects and Diseases18152711