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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

Carshalton 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: TABLE 12.DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1944.

TABLE 12.

DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1944.

Defect.Recommended forNumber which received Treatment by
Observation.Treatment.Own Dr.Hospital.At Home by Advice.ClinicTotal.
Cleanliness———————
Nutrition18——6—6
RingwormSkin———————
Impetigo11——1—1
Scabies—2——112
Other skin conditions613—1629
BlepharitisEyes———————
Conjunctivitis———————
Keratitis———————
Corneal Ulcer———————
Corneal Opacities———————
Other Conditions—1—1——1
Vision———————
Squint1710—4——4
HearingEars1——————
Otitis Media—2—1——1
Other Diseases2——————
Teeth3026——11617
Tonsils5830—7——7
Adenoids2726—7——7
Other Conditions5——————
Enlarged Cervical Glands1812—6——6
Speech121—————
Heart Disease91—————
Anaemia—27——22—22
Lungs, Tubercular—2—2——2
Lungs, non-Tubercular—5112—4
Other Tubercular Diseases———————
Epilepsy1——————
Chorea———————
Other Nervous Conditions———————
Rickets215——279
Spinal Curvature12———22
Other Deformities310——178
Mental Condition37—1—45
Behaviour12—————
All Other Defects4745—5211238
Total2452481366351151