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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table XVIII 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.
T able XVIII.
D efects F ound.
| Manor House | Branch Centre | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ringworm | — | — | — |
| 2. Scabies | — | — | — |
| 3. Impetigo | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Other diseases (non-tubercular) | — | — | — |
| Total 1-4 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Blepharitis | — | — | — |
| 6. Conjunctivitis | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 7. Keratitis and opacities | — | — | — |
| 8. Other conditions (excl. defective vision and squint) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Total 5-8 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 9. Defective vision | _ | _ | — |
| 10. Squint | 7 | — | 7 |
| 11. Defective hearing | — | — | — |
| 12. Otitis media | 2 | — | 2 |
| 13. Other ear diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Chronic tonsils and/or adenoids | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 15. Other conditions | — | — | — |
| 16. Enlarged cervical glands (non-tubercular) | — | — | — |
| 17. Defective speech | — | — | — |
| 18. Organic heart disease | — | — | — |
| 19. Functional heart disease | — | — | — |
| 20. Anaemia | — | — | — |
| 21. Bronchitis | — | — | — |
| 22. Other non-tubercular diseases | — | — | — |
| 23. Pulmonary tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| 24. Glands | — | — | — |
| 25. Bones and joints | —- | — | — |
| 26. Chorea | — | — | — |
| 27. Other conditions | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28. Rickets deformities | — | — | — |
| 29. Genu valgum 18 months | — | — | — |
| 2 years | 3 | i | 4 |
| 3 years | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 years | — | 2 | 2 |
| 30. Other forms | — | — | — |
| 31. Other defects and diseases | 24 | 35 | 59 |
| 32. Dental diseases 18 months | — | — | — |
| 2 years | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3 years | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 years | 9 | 10 | 19 |