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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Defect or Disease. 1 | Routine Inspections. No. of Defects. | Special Inspections. No. of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. 2 | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. 3 | Requiring treatment. 4 | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. 5 | ||
| (1) Ringworm—Scalp | 5 | ||||
| (2) „ Body | 6 | ||||
| (3) Scabies | l | 40 | 1 | ||
| (4) Impetigo | 2 | 333 | |||
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 11 | 2 | 250 | 21 | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 14 | 2 | 634 | 22 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 7 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 1 | 81 | 3 | ||
| (8) Keratitis | 1 | ||||
| (9) Corneal Opacities | |||||
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 11 | 4 | 132 | 8 | |
| 19 | 6 | 242 | 13 | ||
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 162 | 91 | 31 | ||
| (12) Squint | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 32 | 68 | 42 | 13 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 15 | 2 | 123 | 2 | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 9 | 4 | 88 | 14 | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 99 | 212 | 95 | 31 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 26 | 22 | 6 | 2 | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 58 | 69 | 61 | 10 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 3 | 23 | 67 | 87 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 21 | 69 | 17 | 33 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : (22) Organic | 1 | 2 | ||
| (23) Functional | 7 | 38 | 2 | 10 | |
| (24) Anaemia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 3 | 14 | 38 | 21 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 39 | 49 | 45 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary :— | ||||
| (27) Definite | |||||
| (28) Suspected | |||||
| Non-Pulmonary :— | |||||
| (29) Glands | |||||
| (30) Bones and Joints | |||||
| (31) Skin | |||||
| (32) Other Forms | |||||
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | ||||
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | 2 | |||
| (34) Chorea | 9 | 4 | |||
| (35) Other Conditions | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | ||||
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| (38) Other Forms... | 13 | 37 | 17 | 8 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 12 | 3 | 1748 | 284 | |
| Total number of Defects | 511 | 716 | 3303 | 631 | |