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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 1931
[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 December, 1931.
| Defect ok Disease | Routine Inspec. | Special Inspec. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defect*. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring tobe kept under observation but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| Malnutrition | – | – | – | - | |
| Uncleanliness | — (See Table lV.GroupV.) | 110 | – | 484 | – |
| Skin | Ringworm, Scalp | – | - | 19 | – |
| Body | 2 | – | 36 | - | |
| Scabies | 1 | – | 6 | – | |
| Impetigo | 6 | - | 100 | – | |
| Other diseases (non Tb) | 19 | 1 | 195 | 21 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 2 | - | 4 | – |
| Conjunctivitis | – | - | 13 | – | |
| Keratitis | – | - | – | – | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | – | – | |
| Defect.vision exc.Squint | 24 | 2 | 34 | 1 | |
| Squint | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 1 | 3 | 29 | – | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 1 | – | 12 | – |
| Otitis Media | 1 | – | 6 | – | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 2 | – | 16 | – | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 27 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
| Adenoids only | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 6 | - | 20 | - | |
| Other Conditions | 6 | 1 | 45 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb) | 9 | 4 | 9 | – | |
| Defective Speech | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases (see Table IV., Group IV.) | 1 | – | 7 | – | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease—Organic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Functional | – | 3 | – | – | |
| Anaemia | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 2 | - | 13 | - |
| Other non Tb. Diseases | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary—Definite ... | – | – | 1 | – |
| Suspected | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-Pulmonary-Glands | – | - | - | - | |
| Spine | – | – | – | – | |
| Hip | – | – | 2 | – | |
| OtherBones & Joints | – | - | - | 1 | |
| Skin | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Forms | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 3 | – | - | – |
| Chorea | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | |
| Other Conditions | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | |
| Deformities | [Rickets | 1 | 8 | - | – |
| Spinal Curvature | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Forms | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 25 | 18 | 210 | 13 | |