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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
Richmond upon Thames 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Table II.—A. Return of Defects found by Medical
Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1939.
Inspection in the end 31st December, 1938
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requ ring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment,. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | 'Ringworm — | ||||
| Scalp | - | - | - | - | |
| Body | - | - | - | - | |
| Scabies | - | - | - | - | |
| Impetigo | - | - | - | - | |
| mother Diseases (Non– Tuberculous) | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | - | 4 | - | - |
| Conjunctivitis | - | - | - | - | |
| Keratitis | - | - | - | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Conditions (excluding | |||||
| Defective Vision & Squint) | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Defective Virion (excluding Squint) | 51 | 45 | 12 | 9 | |
| Squint | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | - | 4 | 2 | - |
| Otitis Media | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Other Ear Diseases | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nose & Throat | 'Chronic Tonsillitis only | 6 | 54 | 8 | 24 |
| Adenoids only | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Other Conditions | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non– Tuberculous) | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Defective Speech | - | 11 | - | 3 | |
| Heart & Circulation | Heart Disease : — | ||||
| Organic | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Functional | 1 | 9 | - | 3 | |
| Anaemia | - | 1 | - | x | |