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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 1933

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

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Table: STATISTICAL TABLES.TABLE 1.—RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, 1933.

STATISTICAL TABLES.

TABLE 1.—RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, 1933.

A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections—
Entrants1127
Second Age Group1203
Third Age Group939
Total3269
Number of other Routine Inspections317
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections2983
Number of Re-Inspections5014
Total7997

Table: TABLE II.A.RETURN OF DEFECTS found by Medical Inspection in the Yearended 31st December, 1933.

TABLE II.A.RETURN OF DEFECTS found by Medical Inspection in the Yearended 31st December, 1933.

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.
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Malnutrition21615711
Skin—
Ringworm—
Scalp......20... . .
Body......37...
Scabies1...5...
Impetigo......144...
Other Diseases (non-tuberculous)1416120...
Eye—
Blepharitis74171
Conjunctivitis......471
Keratitis......1...
Corneal Opacities............
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)16634116...
Squint17115...
Other Conditions23117...
Ear—
Defective Hearing262822...
Otitis Media91891
Other Ear Diseases15...642
Nose and Throat—
Chronic Tonsillitis only571658914
Adenoids only665...
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids74101376
Other Conditions851129...
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous)24155512
Defective Speech...111

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*This figure is the result of the special examination of a large number of children who were
referred by Head Teachers for Milk Meals.
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