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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table XVI 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 XVI Defects Found

Table XVI Defects Found

Manor HouseBranch CentreTotal
Skin
1. Ringworm—--
2. Scabies_---
3. Impetigo---
4. Other diseases (non-tubercular)448
Total 1-4448
Eye
5. Blepharitis---
6. Conjunctivitis---
7. Keratitis and opacities---
8. Other conditions (excl. defective vision and squint)---
Total 5-8---
9. Defective vision---
10. Squint-22
Ear
11. Defective hearing---
12. Otitis media---
13. Other ear diseases---
Nose and Throat
14. Chronic tonsils and/or adenoids437
15. Other conditions--
16. Enlarged cervical glands (non-tubercular)———
17. Defective speech---
Heart and Circulation
18. Organic heart disease---
19. Functional heart disease---
20. Anaemia---
Lungs
21. Bronchitis—--
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--_
29. Genu valgum 18 months4-4
2 years22
3 years———
4 years1-1
30. Other forms---
31. Other defects and diseases31223
32. Dental diseases 18 months---
2 years1-1
3 years---
4 years-22