Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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TABLE II—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31 st DECEMBER, 1925
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Defects. | Number of Defects. | |||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Heart and Circulation— Heart Disease: Organic | 4 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Functional | - | 10 | - | - |
| Anaemia | 9 | - | 1 | - |
| L,ungs— Bronchitis | 11 | - | 7 | - |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | - | 4 | - |
| Tuberculosis— Pulmonary : Definite | 1 | |||
| Suspected | 2 | - | 6 | - |
| Non-Pulmonary : Glands | - | - | 2 | - |
| Spine | - | - | - | - |
| Hip | - | - | - | - |
| Other Bones and Joints | - | 3 | - | - |
| Skin | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Other Forms | - | - | - | - |
| Nervous System— Epilepsy | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Chorea | - | - | 0 | - |
| Other conditions | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Deformities— Rickets | - | 12 | - | 1 |
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | - | - | - |
| Other forms | - | 4 | 3 | - |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 29 | 28 | 584 | 133 |