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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
Tottenham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table II.—Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1923.
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for Treatment | Number requiring to be kept under Observation, but not referred for Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Malnutrition | 1 | - | |
| Uncleanliness:— | |||
| Head | 5 | — | |
| Body | — | — | |
| Skin. | Ringworm— | ||
| Head | — | — | |
| Body | — | — | |
| Scabies | — | — | |
| Impetigo | — | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular) | 7 | — | |
| Eye. | Blepharitis | 1 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | |
| Corneal Ulcer | — | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | |
| Defective Vision | 44 | 3 | |
| Squint | 3 | — | |
| Other Conditions | — | — | |
| Ear. | Defective Hearing | 2 | — |
| Otitis Media | 2 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 1 | — | |
| Nose and Throat. | Enlarged Tonsils | 11 | 2 |
| Adenoids | 1 | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 6 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 8 | 2 | |
| Enl. Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular) | 3 | — | |
| Defective Speech | — | — | |
| Heart and Circulate | Heart Disease— | ||
| Organic | 1 | — | |
| Functional | — | 9 | |
| Anœmia | 10 | — | |
| Lungs. | Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | — | 2 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis. | Pulmonary— | ||
| Definite | — | — | |
| Suspected | 2 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary | |||
| Glands | — | — | |
| Spine | — | — | |
| Hip | — | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | — | — | |
| Skin | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | — | |
| Nervous System. | Epilepsy | — | — |
| Chorea | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | 1 | — | |
| Deformities. | Rickets | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | — | |
| Other Forms | 16 | — | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 17 | 4 | |
| Number if Individual pupils having defects which required treatment or to be kept under observation | 277 | ||