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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
Southall 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Defects Found.
Table 24 shows the individual defects found at medical inspection. It must be
remembered that one child may show several defects, and that all defects, however
slight, are recorded.
Table No. 24.
| Manor House | Branch Centre | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ringworm | – | – | – |
| 2. Scabies | – | – | – |
| 3. Impetigo | – | – | – |
| 4. Other diseases (non-tubercular) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. Blepharitis | – | – | – |
| 6. Conjunctivitis | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 7. Keratitis and opacities | – | – | – |
| 8. Other conditions (excl. defective vision and squint) | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Total 5-8 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 9. Defective vision | – | – | – |
| 10. Squint | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 Defective hearing | – | – | – |
| 12. Otitis media | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13. Other ear diseases | – | – | – |
| 14. Chronic tonsils and/or adenoids | 42 | 50 | 92 |
| 15. Other conditions | 1 | 1 | |
| 16. Enlarged cervical glands (non-tubercular) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17. Defective speech | 2 | – | 2 |
| 18. Organic heart disease | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19. Functional heart disease | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 20. Anaemia | 1 | – | 1 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22. Other non-tubercular diseases | 2 | – | 2 |
| 23. Pulmonary tuberculosis | – | – | – |
| 24. Glands | – | – | – |
| 25. Bones and joints | – | – | – |
| 26. Chorea | – | – | – |
| 27. Other conditions | – | – | – |
| 28. Rickets deformities | 3 | – | 3 |
| 29. Genu valgum 18 months | – | 5 | 5 |
| 2 years | – | 1 | 1 |
| 3 years | – | 1 | 1 |
| 4 years | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 30. Other forms | – | 9 | 9 |
| 31. Other defects and diseases | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| 32. Dental diseases 18 months | – | – | – |
| 2 years | – | 3 | 3 |
| 3 years | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 years | 6 | 9 | 15 |