Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 15.
DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1938.
| DEFECT | Recommended for | Number which received Treatment by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | Tereatment | Own Dr. | Hospital | At Home by Advice | Clinic | Total | |
| Cleanliness | — | 6 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 2 |
| Nutrition | 6 | 22 | — | 1 | 17 | — | 18 |
| Ringworm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 9 |
| Scabies | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other Skin Conditions | 17 | 26 | 3 | 9 | II | — | 23 |
| Blepharitis | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corneal Ulcer | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Conditions | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vision | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Squint | 7 | 33 | 1 | 26 | — | — | 27 |
| Hearing | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Otitis Media | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Teeth | 50 | 97 | — | 9 | 1 | 33 | 43 |
| Tonsils | 147 | 49 | 4 | 19 | — | — | 23 |
| Adenoids | 66 | 28 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 10 |
| Other Conditions | 19 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands | 47 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Speech | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart Disease | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| Anaemia | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 11 |
| Lungs, Tubercular | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lungs, Non-tubercular .. | 9 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | I | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rickets | 27 | 54 | — | 6 | 28 | 10 | 44 |
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Other Forms | 8 | 14 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 |
| All Other Defects | 26 | 49 | — | 6 | 10 | — | 16 |
| Mental Condition | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Behaviour | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 519 | 476 | 28 | 103 | 96 | 43 | 270 |