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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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 | |
Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 1 | 3 | 35 | ... |
(7) Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 61 | 1 | |
(8) Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ||
(9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
(10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | ... | 1 | 94 | ... | |
TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 1 | 4 | 191 | 1 | |
(11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 170 | 5 | 87 | ... | |
(12) Squint | 6 | 1 | 19 | ... | |
Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
(14) Otitis Media | ... | ... | 81 | ... | |
(15) Other Ear Diseases | ... | ... | 52 | 3 | |
Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 111 | 42 | 95 | 19 |
(17) Adenoids only | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 97 | 52 | 48 | 6 | |
(19) Other Conditions | 1 | 39 | 117 | 17 | |
(20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 35 | 59 | 39 | 10 | |
(21) Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
(22) Organic | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | |
(23) Functional | 1 | 31 | 5 | 18 | |
(24) Anaemia | ... | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 |
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 33 | 32 | 15 | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
(27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(28) Suspected | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
(29) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(30) Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(32) Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
(34) Chorea | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
(35) Other Conditions | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
Deformities | (36) Rickets | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
(37) Spinal Curvature | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
(38) Other Forms | 1 | 9 | 25 | 11 | |
(39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | ... | 8 | 1267 | 101 | |
Total | 431 | 298 | 1934 | 235 |