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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: ( c)Minor Ailments(vide Table II and Table IV, Group I). The following ailments requiring treatment, classified under this heading were found during the year:—

( c)Minor Ailments(vide Table II and Table IV, Group I). The following ailments requiring treatment, classified under this heading were found during the year:—

Routine InspectionsSpecial InspectionsTotal
Skin (Including Ringworm, Scabies and Impetigo6262268
Minor Eye Defects (excluding squint and defective vision)124860
Ear Defects136174
Dental Caries42120441
Miscellaneous (minor injuries, bruises, chilblains, etc.)10552562

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(d) Tonsils and Adenoids (vide Table II and Table IV,
Group III). During the year 334 cases were found, 257 at
Routine and 77 at Special Inspections. Of these cases 202 (or
63 per cent.) required operative treatment, 70 being referred
for Tonsils only, 12 for Adenoids only, and 111 for both Tonsils
and Adenoids.
In addition, 136 children were referred for other conditions
of the nose and throat, chiefly acute or sub-acute catarrh.
(e) Tuberculosis.

Table: Pulmonary.—No cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were seen during the year, but three suspected cases were seen at Special Inspections and sent to the Tuberculosis Medical Officer.Non-Pulmonary:—

Pulmonary.—No cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were seen during the year, but three suspected cases were seen at Special Inspections and sent to the Tuberculosis Medical Officer.

Non-Pulmonary:—

LocalisationRoutineSpecialTotal
Requiring treatmentTo be kept under observationRequiring treatmentTo be kept under observation
Glands-----
Bones and Joints-----
Other forms-----
Totals-----