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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 1947

[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.

Table: Table XVIII Defects Found

Table XVIII Defects Found

Manor HouseBranch CentreTotal
Skin
i. Ringworm---
2. Scabies2-2
3. Impetigo---
4. Other diseases (non-tubercular)2-2
Total 1-44-4
Eye
5. Blepharitis---
6. Conjunctivitis---
7. Keratitis and opacities---
8. Other conditions (excl. defective vision and squint)-11
Total 5-8-1I
9. Defective vision_-11
10. Squint112
Ear
11. Defective hearing---
12. Otitis media-22
13. Other ear diseases-33
Nose and Throat
14. Chronic tonsils and/or adenoids26531
15. Other conditions3-3
16. Enlarged cervical glands (non-tubercular)1-1
17. Defective speech---
Heart and Circulation
18. Organic heart disease-22
19. Functional heart disease---
20. Anaemia-11
Lungs
21. Bronchitis-11
22. Other non-tubercular diseases---
23. Pulmonary tuberculosis---
Tuberculosis
24. Glands---
25. Bones and joints---
Nervous system
26. Chorea---
27. Other conditions---
Deformities
28. Rickets-33
29. Genu valgum 18 months112
2 years538
3 years538
4 years448
30. Other forms22
31. Other defects and diseases111627
32. Dental diseases 18 months---
2 years336
3 years459
4 years121123