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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 1932

[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, 1932.

TABLE II.

A Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1932.

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 to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.
Malnutrition————
SkinRingworm, Scalp—-16-
Body——15—
Scabies3—72
Impetigo4—118—
Other diseases (non Tb)17119724
Eye'Blepharitis2—6—
Conjunctivitis——13—
Keratitis————
Corneal Opacities1-——
Defect. vision exc. Squint391012—
Squint15—6—
Other Conditions4—34—
EarDefective Hearing4—8—
Otitis Media1—8—
Other Ear Diseases3—31—
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only38721—
Adenoids only2—5—
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids6-21-
Other Conditions1—721
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb)16522—
Defective Speech513—
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—Organic312-
Functional121-
Anæmia3——-
LungsBronchitis319—
Other non Tb. Diseases6—8—
TuberculosisPulmonary—Definite——-—
Suspected—21—
Non-Pulmonary-Glands2——-
Spine———-
Hip————
Other Bones & Joints——-—
Skin1——-
Other Forms—1—-
Nervous SystemEpilepsy1—2-
Chorea-—1-
Other Conditions1-21
DeformitiesRickets421-
Spinal Curvature52—-
Other Forms815-
Other Defects and Diseases excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)49122071