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Walthamstow 1932

[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 1932.

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.
12345
Malnutrition230
Skin.Ringworm, Scalp122
,, Body221
Scabies27
Impetigo15306
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous]37230
Eye.Blepharitis2053
Conjunctivitis8115
Keratitis
Corneal Opacities
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)28025336
Squint27124
Other Conditions883
Ear.Defective Hearing23215_
Otitis Media412172
Other Ear Diseases2268
Nose and Throat.Enlarged Tonsils only41127394
Adenoids only Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids..7 527 152 101
Other Conditions28371
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)1481738
Defeotive Speech2455
Heart and Circulation.Heart Disease, Organic343430
,, Functional263518
Anaemia41124
Lungs.Bronchitis942324
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases1132
Tuberculosis.Pulmonary, Definite
,, Suspected2
Non-Pulmonary Glands ..
Spine-
Hip-
,, Other Bones & Joints_-
,, Skin
„ Other Forms
Nervous System.Epilepsy652
Chorea2215
Other Conditions1
Deformities.Rickets_2_
Spinal Curvature421
Other Forms121
Other Defects and Diseases97191519

B.—Number of Individual Children having Defects which required Treatment (Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases.)

Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment.
Inspected.Found to require Treatment.
1234
Code Groups:—
Entrants14771057.10
2nd Age Group14531459.97
3rd Age Group237924510.29
Total (Code Groups)53094959.32
Other Routine Inspections565335.84