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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 1932

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

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Table: TABLE II.— Continued.

TABLE II.— Continued.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring . treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.
12345
Heart and Circulation—
Heart Disease—
Organic3398
Functional112446
Anaemia138•••
Lungs—
Bronchitis410184
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases121437
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary—
Definite......1...
Suspected...14...
Non-Pulmonary—
Glands............
Spine............
Hip.........1
Other Bones and Joints............
Skin............
Other Forms............
Nervous System—
Epilepsey......1...
Chorea......43
Other Conditions22108
Deformities—
Rickets............
Spinal Curvature54681
Other Forms95511...
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)736123581

Table: B. —Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment. ( Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

B. —Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment. ( Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group.Number of Children.Percentage of children found to require treatment
InspectedFound to require treatment
Code Groups—
Entrants128815311.87
Second Age Group141018713.26
Third Age Group105212211.59
Total (Code Groups)375046212.32
Other Routine Inspections307258.14