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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Defects or Diweaae. | Code Groups. | Specials. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for treatment. | Number reqniring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | Number referred for treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Malnutrition | 1 | 105 | - | - |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||
| Head | 68 | 286 | 223 | 28 |
| Body | 6 | 98 | 8 | — |
| Skin — | ||||
| Ringworm | ||||
| Head | 2 | — | 15 | — |
| Body | _ | —- | 32 | 3 |
| Scabies | 10 | — | 52 | 1 |
| Impetigo | 9 | 2 | 339 | 5 |
| Other Disease | 12 | 17 | 80 | 21 |
| Eye- | ||||
| Defective Vision & Squint | 120 | 40 | 66 | 65 |
| External Eye Disease | 9 | 31 | 11 | |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Ear Disease | 10 | 79 | 12 | 3 |
| Teeth— | ||||
| Dental Disease | 82 | 25 | 19 | — |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 82 | 254 | 4 | 2 |
| Adenoids | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| Defective Speech | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease | — | - | 10 | 2 |
| Organic | 6 | — | — | — |
| Functional | — | 78 | — | — |
| Antenna | 12 | 17 | 14 | |