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 Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.—
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring treatment. | To be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | To be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 1 | 11 | ||
Other non-Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
Definite | — | — | — | - | |
Suspected | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | |
Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
Glands | — | — | 1 | — | |
Spine | — | — | — | - | |
Hip | — | I | — | — | |
Other bones & joints | — | 2 | — | ||
Skin | — | — | 1 | — | |
Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | 6 | — |
Chorea | — | — | 11 | — | |
Other Conditions | 2 | 10 | 13 | — | |
Deformities | Rickets | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Spinal Curvature | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Other forms | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | |
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 16 | 43 | 801 | 297 |