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Walthamstow 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of defects found in course of Medical Inspection in 1931.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Defects. | Number 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. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Malnutrition | - | - | 370 | - | |
| Uncleanliness (See Table IV., Group V.) | - | - | - | - | |
| Skin. | Ringworm, Soalp | 11 | - | 25 | - |
| ,, Body | 3 | - | 38 | - | |
| Scabies | - | - | 24 | - | |
| Impetigo | 7 | - | 572 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberoulous) | 33 | - | 242 | - | |
| Eye. | Blepharitis | 18 | - | 60 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 5 | - | 66 | - | |
| Keratitis | - | - | - | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | - | |
| Defective Vision (exoluding Squint) | 187 | 5 | 267 | 20 | |
| Squint | 34 | 2 | 17 | 2 | |
| Other Conditions | 7 | - | 89 | - | |
| Ear. | Defective Hearing | 13 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Otitis Media | 30 | 2 | 143 | - | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 3 | 1 | 42 | - | |
| Nose and Throat. | Enlarged Tonsils only | 193 | 206 | 125 | 10 |
| Adenoids only | 9 | 3 | 5 | - | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 20 | 10 | 42 | 2 | |
| Other Conditions | 37 | 3 | 429 | - | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberoulous) | 129 | 2 | 22 | - | |
| Defeotive Speech | 29 | 5 | 5 | - | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases (See Table IV., Group IV.) | 1126 | - | - | - | |
| Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease, Organio | 17 | 47 | 10 | - |
| ,, ,, Functional | 24 | 25 | 5 | - | |
| Anaemia | 25 | 3 | 16 | - | |
| Lungs. | Bronchitis | 175 | 13 | 31 | - |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis. | Pulmonary, Definite | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Suspected | - | 3 | 1 | - | |
| Non-Pulmonary Glands | - | - | - | ||
| ,, Spine | - | - | - | - | |
| „ Hip | - | - | - | - | |
| ,, Other Bones & Joints | 1 | — | - | — | |
| ,, Skin | - | - | - | - | |
| „ Other Forms | — | - | - | ||
| Nervous System. | Epilepsy | 2 | — | — | — |
| Chorea | — | — | 6 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Deformities. | Rickets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Other Forms | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 133 | 6 | 994 | — | |
B.—Number of Individual Children having Defects which required Treatment (Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases.)
| Group. | Number of Children. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspeoted. | Found to require Treatment. | Percentage of Children found to require Treatment. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Code Groups:— | |||
| Entrants | 2663 | 278 | 10.4 |
| Intermediates | 1456 | 180 | 12.3 |
| Leavers | 1460 | 228 | 15.6 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 5579 | 686 | 12.2 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 686 | 83 | 12.09 |