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Wimbledon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE II.
A.- RETURN OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1926.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to bp kept under observanon, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 1 | - | 12 | 18 | |
| Skin | Ringworm-Scalp | 1 | - | 13 | - |
| Body | 4 | - | 48 | - | |
| Scabies | - | - | 15 | - | |
| Impetigo | 6 | - | 235 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 18 | - | 77 | - | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 4 | - | 34 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | - | 1 | 24 | - | |
| Keratitis | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 90 | 7 | 358 | 8 | |
| Squint | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| Other Conditions | 4 | - | 25 | 1 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 9 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| Otitis Media | 2 | - | 42 | - | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 54 | 61 | 72 | - |
| Adenoids only | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | |
| Other Conditions | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 3 | 11 | 10 | 28 | |
| Defective Speech | - | 4 | - | 6 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
| Organic | 4 | 6 | - | 12 | |
| Functional | 10 | 21 | 6 | 12 | |
| Anaemia | 3 | - | 6 | - | |