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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections. No. of Defects. | Special Inspections. 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 | |
| (1) Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 17 | ||
| (2) „ Body | ... | 10 | |||
| (3) Scabies | ... | ... | 32 | l | |
| (4) Impetigo | l | ... | 271 | 1 | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | ... | 2 | 195 | 3 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | l | 2 | 525 | 5 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 3 | 7 | 48 | |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | ... | 1 | 71 | ... | |
| (8) Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | |||
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 4 | 1 | 111 | 2 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 7 | 9 | 230 | 2 | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 181 | 22 | 91 | 9 | |
| (12) Squint | 6 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 14 | 17 | 43 | 6 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 6 | 4 | 123 | 5 | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 5 | 82 | 5 | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 233 | 148 | 173 | 32 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 63 | 112 | 32 | 4 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 7 | 35 | 155 | 34 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 3 | 43 | 33 | 12 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ||||
| (22) Organic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| (23) Functional | 2 | 30 | 7 | 22 | |
| (24) Anaemia | ... | 9 | 14 | ||
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 1 | 22 | 91 | 21 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 49 | 49 | 22 | |
| 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 | 1 |
| (34) Chorea | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| (35) Other Conditions | ... | 2 | 14 | 5 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| (38) Other Forms | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Un-cleanliness and Dental Diseases | 9 | 18 | 1769 | 151 | |
| Total number of Defects | 547 | 547 | 3473 | 359 | |