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.
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 1934.
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 kepi under observation, but not requiring treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Malnutrition | 29 | 25 | 10 | - | |
Skin | Ringworm— | ||||
Scalp | - | - | 2 | - | |
Body | 2 | — | 16 | - | |
Scabies | 1 | — | 41 | - | |
Impetigo | — | — | 48 | - | |
Other Diseases(Non-tuber.) | 6 | 4 | 164 | - | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 8 | - | 31 | - |
Conjunctivitis | — | — | 40 | - | |
Keratitis | — | — | — | - | |
Corneal Opacities | — | — | 4 | - | |
Defective Vision | 107 | 76 | 15 | - | |
(excluding Squint) | |||||
Squint | 9 | 18 | 1 | - | |
Other conditions | — | — | 22 | - | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 5 | 9 | 8 | - |
Otitis Media | 10 | — | 54 | - | |
Other Ear Diseases | 1 | — | 36 | - | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 51 | 99 | 34 | 2 |
Adenoids only | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |
Enlarged Tonsils and | 156 | 136 | 48 | 1 | |
Adenoids | |||||
Other conditions | 4 | 2 | 112 | - | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non- tuberculous) | - | 15 | 16 | - | |
Defective Speech | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
Organic | 3 | 9 | 7 | - | |
Functional | — | — | 5 | — | |
Anaemia | 1 | 6 | - |