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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE II.
A Keturn of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1936.
| 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 | — | 1 | — | |
| (2) Body | 2 | — | 13 | — | ||
| (3)Scabies | — | — | 9 | — | ||
| (4) Impetigo | 1 | — | 143 | — | ||
| (5) Other diseases (non Tb) | 19 | — | 369 | 9 | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 23 | — | 535 | 9 | ||
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | — | — | 8 | — | |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 2 | — | 24 | — | ||
| (8) Keratitis | — | _ | — | — | ||
| (9) Corneal Opacities | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 4 | _ | 68 | 1 | ||
| (11) Def've Vision (excl. Sqt.) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 1 | ||
| (12) (Squint | 20 | — | 11 | — | ||
| (13) (Defective Hearing | 5 | _ | 5 | — | ||
| (14) Otitis Media | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 1 | — | 26 | — | ||
| (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 33 | 5 | 25 | — | ||
| (17) Adenoids only | 2 | — | 9 | — | ||
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 10 | 1 | 9 | — | ||
| (19) Other Conditions | 1 | — | 53 | — | ||
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb) | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | ||
| (21) Defective Speech | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease (22) Organic | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| (23) Functional | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| (24) Anaemia | 2 | — | — | — | ||