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Wimbledon 1927
[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 3IST DECEMBER 1927.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Ret (Hiring 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 | - | - | 18 | 12 | |
| Skin | Ringworm-Scalp | 1 | - | 13 | - |
| Body | - | - | 48 | - | |
| Scabies | - | - | 16 | - | |
| Impetigo | 17 | - | 261 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 36 | - | 113 | - | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 11 | 2 | 69 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | - | 18 | - | |
| Keratitis | 2 | - | 1 | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | - | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 77 | 30 | 252 | 17 | |
| Squint | 10 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| Other Conditions | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 17 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Otitis Media | 3 | - | 61 | - | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 11 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 30 | 36 | 40 | 10 |
| Adenoids only | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 39 | 42 | 41 | 22 | |
| Other Conditions | 6 | 2 | 118 | 105 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuber-culous) | 14 | 4 | 20 | 40 | |
| Defective Speech | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: Organic | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Functional | 4 | 15 | 7 | 5 | |
| Anaemia | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | |