Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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(Heston and Isleworth).
Table II.—RETURN OF DEFECTS found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1922.
Disease or Defect. | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number referred for treatment. | Number requiring 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 | ... | 8 |
Poor Nutrition | ... | 24 | ||
Uncleanliness— Head | 244 | 84 | 431 | 59 |
Body | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
Skin— Ringworm— Head | ... | ... | 26 | ... |
Body | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Scabies | ... | 1 | 16 | ... |
Impetigo | 11 | 2 | 209 | ... |
Other Diseases (non- tubercular) | l | 25 | 75 | 47 |
Minor Injuries | ... | ... | 18 | 13 |
Eye- Blepharitis | 7 | 23 | 4 | 9 |
Conjunctivitis | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Corneal Ulcer | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 4 | |
Defective Vision | 170 | 40 | 34 | ... |
Squint | 10 | 17 | ... | 7 |
Other Conditions | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Ear— Defective Hearing | 13 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Otitis Media | 3 | ... | 5 | 20 |
Other Ear Diseases | 8 | 8 | 11 | 46 |
Nose and Throat-Enlarged Tonsils | 40 | 196 | 5 | 9 |
Adenoids | 18 | 31 | ... | 1 |
Enlarged Tonsils Adenoids | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Other Conditions | 7 | 56 | 41 | 10 |