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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.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ending 31st December, 1938.
| 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) | |
| Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | - | - | 4 | - |
| (2) Ringworm—Body | - | - | 13 | - | |
| (3) Scabies | 2 | - | 64 | - | |
| (4) Impetigo | 3 | - | 57 | - | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 1 | - | 124 | - | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 6 | - | 262 | - | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 5 | - | 13 | - |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 5 | - | 20 | - | |
| (8) Keratitis | 1 | - | - | - | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | - | |
| (10) Other conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | - | 1 | 15 | - | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 11 | 1 | 48 | - | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 109 | 89 | 21 | - | |
| (12) Squint | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| (14) Otitis Media | 5 | 1 | 38 | - | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 1 | - | 24 | - | |
| Nose and Thro, | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 50 | 104 | 29 | 2 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 3 | 3 | 9 | - | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 74 | 13 | 37 | - | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 6 | - | 130 | - | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 4 | 6 | 15 | - | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 2 | - | 2 | - | |