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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TABLE II.— Continued.
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 |
Heart and Circulation— | ||||
Heart Disease— | ||||
Organic | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Functional | 1 | 124 | 4 | 6 |
Anaemia | 1 | 3 | 8 | ••• |
Lungs— | ||||
Bronchitis | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 21 | 43 | 7 |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary— | ||||
Definite | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Suspected | ... | 1 | 4 | ... |
Non-Pulmonary— | ||||
Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hip | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Other Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nervous System— | ||||
Epilepsey | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Chorea | ... | ... | 4 | 3 |
Other Conditions | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Deformities— | ||||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spinal Curvature | 5 | 46 | 8 | 1 |
Other Forms | 9 | 55 | 11 | ... |
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 7 | 36 | 1235 | 81 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected | Found to require treatment | ||
Code Groups— | |||
Entrants | 1288 | 153 | 11.87 |
Second Age Group | 1410 | 187 | 13.26 |
Third Age Group | 1052 | 122 | 11.59 |
Total (Code Groups) | 3750 | 462 | 12.32 |
Other Routine Inspections | 307 | 25 | 8.14 |