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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Table: (ii) Cases in which only partial examination has been made.

(ii) Cases in which only partial examination has been made.

Age11121314151617Total
Boys-----121224
Girls--------
Totals-----121224

Table: Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection.

Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
A.B.A.B.
Skin— Diseases other than Ringworm, Scabies and Impetigo. Non T.B.3---
Eye— Defective Vision (excluding squint)4514--
Squint11--
Corneal Opacities-1--
Nose and Throat— Chronic Tonsillitis211--
Defective Speech11--
Deformities— Spinal Curvature4---
Other Forms22*---
Other diseases and Defects21--
Teeth—Dental Diseases20---
A—Requiring treatment. B—Not requiring treatment, but requiring to be kept under ovservation. * 19 Flat Feet.

Table: Chiswick Polytechnic:—(i) Cases in which a full examination has been made.

Chiswick Polytechnic:—

(i) Cases in which a full examination has been made.

Age11121314151617Total
Boys--727---34
Girls-15237--45
Totals-1122937--79