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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 1933

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

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Table: TABLE II.AReturn of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended31stDecember,1933.

TABLE II.

AReturn of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended31stDecember,1933.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine Inspec.Special Inspec.
No. of Defects.No. of Defcets.
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--1-
SkinRingworm, Scalp--5-
Body--4-
Scabies--12-
Impetigo3-77-
Other diseases (non Tb]16-20017
EyeBlepharitis3-8-
Conjunctivitis1-10-
Keratitis--1-
Corneal Opacities----
Defect.vision exc.Squint3812113
Squint1215-
Other Conditions1138-
EarDefective Hearing1-7-
Otitis Media2-3-
Other Ear Diseases2-32-
Nose and ThroatChronic Tonsillitis only181119-
Adenoids only1-3-
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids5-16-
Other Conditions3-67-
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb)64232
Defective Speech311-
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—Organic--11
Functional11--
Anaemia1-1-
LungsBronchitis3-72
Other non Tb. Diseases4-8-
TuberculosisPulmonary — Definite---
Suspected131-
Non- Pulmonary-Glands--1-
OtherBones & Joi nts----
Skin----
Other Forms----
Nervous SystemEpilepsy--4-
Chorea3-2-
Other Conditions2-6-
DeformitiesRickets53--
Spinal Curvature5-1-
Other Forms113141
Other Defects and Diseases1283025
(excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)