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Wimbledon 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE II.
A.- RETURN OF DEFECT8 FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1928.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. 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 | - | - | 8 | 3 | |
| Skin | ' Ringworm-Scalp | 2 | - | 20 | - |
| Body | - | - | 45 | - | |
| Scabies | 2 | - | 15 | - | |
| Impetigo | 5 | - | 291 | - | |
| Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) | 9 | 3 | 235 | - | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 8 | -_ | 22 | |
| Conjunctivitis | 3 | - | 16 | - | |
| Keratitis | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | - | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 71 | 38 | 237 | 34 | |
| Squint | 14 | - | 4 | - | |
| - Other Conditions | - | 2 | 24 | 3 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Otitis Media | 4 | - | 52 | ||
| Other Ear Diseases | 5 | - | 12 | 11 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 13 | 30 | 50 | 16 |
| Adenoids only | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 42 | 9 | 62 | 28 | |
| Other Conditions . | 1 | 2 | 175 | 113 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 9 | 13 | 20 | 15 | |
| Defective Speech | 5 | - | - | - | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
| Organic | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Functional | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| Anæmia | - | - | 5 | - | |