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Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Table II. A.—Returr of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1937.
| Defeot or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser-vation, but not re-quiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not retiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Ringworm:— | |||||
| 1 | Scalp | — | - | 4 | - |
| 2 | Body | 1 | - | 28 | - |
| Skin 3 | Scabies | — | - | 31 | - |
| 4 | Impetigo | 14 | - | 188 | - |
| 5 | Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 60 | 2 | 256 | - |
| Total (Heads ) to 5) | 75 | 2 | 507 | - | |
| 6 | Blepharitis | 36 | 2 | 68 | - |
| 7 | Conjunctivitis | 9 | — | 166 | - |
| 8 | Keratitis | - | — | — | - |
| Eye 9 | Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | - |
| 10 | Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 14 | — | 91 | - |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 59 | 2 | 325 | - | |
| 11 Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 262 | 31 | 112 | 1 | |
| 12 | Squint | 18 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| 13 | Defective Hearing | 23 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Ear 14 | Otitis Media | 28 | 10 | 125 | - |
| 15 | Other Ear Diseases | 8 | - | 43 | - |
| 16 | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 95 | 209 | 37 | 4 |
| Nose and 17 | 1 Adenoids only .. | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| Throat 18 | Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| 19 | Other Conditions | 16 | - | 201 | - |
| 20Enlarged | Cervical Glands(Non-Tuberculous | 92 | 2 | 36 | - |
| 21 Defective | Speech | 27 | 12 | 23 | — |
| Heart Disease:— | |||||
| Heart and 22 | Organic | 26 | 9 | 10 | -_ |
| Circula- 23 | Functional | 30 | 16 | 5 | - |
| tion 24 | (Anaemia | 33 | - | 28 | - |
| Luues 25 | Bronchitis | 109 | 20 | 16 | — |
| 26 | Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | - | 16 | — |
| Pulmonary:— | |||||
| 27 | Definite | - | - | - | - |
| Tuber- 28 | Suspected | - | 2 | - | - |
| culosis | Non-Pulmonary:— | ||||
| 29 | Glands | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Skin | 1 | - | - | - |
| 32 | Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | — | - | - | |
| Nervous 33 | Epilepsy | 8 | 2 | 1 | - |
| System 34 | Chorea | 2 | 3 | 10 | - |
| 35 | Other Conditions | 1 | - | - | - |
| Defor- 36 | Rickets | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| mities 37 | Spinal Curvature | 3 | - | 4 | - |
| 38 | Other Forms | 31 | 6 | 39 | - |
| 39 Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 259 | 34 | 1,492 | - | |
| Total number of defects | 1,228 | 377 | 3,079 | 11 | |