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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: TABLE 12.DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1915.

TABLE 12.

DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1915.

Defect.Recommended forNumber which received Treatment by
Observation.Treatment.Own Dr.Hospital.At Home by Advice.ClinicTotal.
Cleanliness-1--1-1
Nutrition817—114—15
Ringworm "-------
ImpetigoSkin-------
Scabies-------
Other skin conditions617—212115
Blepharitis—2——2—2
Conjunctivitis-3—21—3
Keratitis-------
Corneal UlcerEyes-------
Corneal Opacities1——1——1
Other Conditions41—1——1
Vision1——————
Squint1812—12——12
Hearing43—1——1
Otitis MediaEars43——1—1
Other Diseases34——213
Teeth2839—422228
Tonsils13030—12——12
Adenoids2917—2——2
Other Conditions811-----
Enlarged Cervical Glands364—2——2
Speech22—2——2
Heart Disease1611———1
Anaemia_74-—74—74
Lungs, Tubercular—1—1——1
Lungs, non-Tubercular714392—14
Other Tubercular' Diseases-------
Epilepsy—1——-——
Chorea————-——
Other Nervous Conditions21---11
Rickets113-1438
Spinal Curvature—2———22
Other Deformities2140—1201536
Mental Condition16_13—4
Behaviour32——1—1
All Other Defects4411731273364
Total37743875616678300