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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 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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(Heston and Isleworth).

Table: Table VI.—Summary relating to CHILDREN MEDICALLY INSPECTED at the Routine Inspections during the year 1922.

Table VI.—Summary relating to CHILDREN MEDICALLY INSPECTED at the Routine Inspections during the year 1922.

(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the routine inspections1945
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from— Malnutrition1
Poor Nutrition24
Skin Disease42
Defective Vision (including squint)237
Eye Disease41
Defective Hearing27
Ear Disease19
Nose and Throat Disease391
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular)370
Defective Speech21
• Dental Disease1088
Heart Disease57
Anæmia38
Lung Disease34
Tuberculosis—
PulmonaryDefinite
Suspected7
Non-Pulmonary4
Disease of the Nervous System17
Deformities48
Other Defects and Diseases81
(3) The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleariliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation hut not referred for treatment223
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleariliness, defective clothing, etc.)1267
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.)652