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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 1937
[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, 1937.
| Defect ok Disease | Routine Inspec. No. of Defects. | Special Inspec. No. of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiting to be kept undtr observation but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | Ringworm, Scalp | - | - | 3 | — |
| (2) | „ Body | — | — | 13 | — |
| Skin (3n | Scabies | 3 | - | 21 | — |
| (4) | Impetigo | 3 | - | 110 | — |
| (5) | other diseases (non Tb) | 6 | 1 | 379 | 7 |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 12 | 1 | 526 | 7 | |
| (6) | Blepharitis | - | - | 9 | - |
| (7) | Conjunctivitis | — | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| (8) | Keratitis | — | - | — | — |
| (9) | Corneal Opacities | — | - | — | — |
| Eye (10) | Other Conditions | ||||
| (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | - | - | 26 | - | |
| (11) | TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | - | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Def've Vision (excl. Sqt.) | 45 | 8 | 27 | 1 | |
| (12) | Squint | 15 | 2 | 4 | - |
| (13) | 'Defective Hearing | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| (14) | Otitis Media | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| (15) | Other Ear Diseases | 1 | 2 | 26 | — |
| (16) | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 20 | 53 | 24 | 1 |
| (17) | Adenoids only | - | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| (18) | Chronic Tonsillitis | ||||
| and Adenoids | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| (19) | Other Conditions | 2 | - | 49 | — |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (non Tb, | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| Heart and (Heart Disease (22) Organic | 2 | — | - | — | |
| Circulation] (23) Functional | 1 | 13 | — | — | |
| V (24) Anaemia | 1 | — | 2 | — | |