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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 1935
[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, 1935.
| 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. | ||
| Skin | (1) Ringworm, Scalp | - | - | 1 | - |
| (2) „ Body | 1 | - | 3 | - | |
| (3) Scabies | - | - | 20 | - | |
| (4) Impetigo | 4 | - | 91 | - | |
| (5) Other diseases (non Tb) | 9 | - | 275 | 16 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 14 | - | 390 | 16 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 6 | - | 12 | - |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 2 | - | 22 | - | |
| (8) Keratitis | - | - | - | - | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | - | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 2 | - | 36 | - | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 10 | - | 70 | ||
| (11) | 26 | 14 | 14 | - | |
| (12) Squint | 20 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| (13) Defective Hearing | 1 | - | 5 | - | |
| (14) Otitis Media | - | - | 5 | - | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 2 | 1 | 24 | - | |
| (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 24 | 5 | 26 | - | |
| (17) Adenoids only | - | - | 4 | - | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 2 | - | 56 | 1 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb) | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease (22) Organic | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| (23) Functional | - | 3 | - | - | |
| (24) Anæmia | - | - | - | - | |