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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.
A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ending 31st December, 1936.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of | Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kep under observation, but not requiring treatment. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
| (1) Ringworm—Scalp | _ | _ | 2 | – | ||
| Skin | (2) Ringworm—Body | — | — | 7 | – | |
| (3) Scabies | 2 | _ | 27 | _ | ||
| (4) Impetigo | 3 | — | 71 | – | ||
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 3 | 3 | 139 | – | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 8 | 3 | 246 | – | ||
| (6) Blepharitis | 5 | 1 | 10 | – | ||
| (7) Conjunctivitis | — | — | 16 | – | ||
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | – | ||
| (9) Corneal Opacities | _ | _ | — | – | ||
| Eye | (10) Other conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 3 | 1 | 15 | – | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 8 | 2 | 41 | – | ||
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 94 | 84 | 17 | – | ||
| (12) Squint | 11 | 15 | 4 | – | ||
| (13) Defective Hearing | 1 | 3 | 8 | – | ||
| Ear | (14) Otitis Media | 7 | — | 52 | - | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 7 | 9 | 34 | — | ||
| '(16) Chronic Tonsilitis only | 23 | 43 | 51 | 10 | ||
| Nose | (17) Adenoids only | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| and Throat | (18) Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 78 | 56 | 47 | l | |
| '(19) Other Conditions | 5 | 6 | 99 | — | ||
| (-0) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 44 | 13 | – | ||
| (21) Defective Speech | 4 | 1 | — | |||