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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: TABLE 12.DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1946.

TABLE 12.

DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1946.

Defect.Recommended forNumber which received treatment by
Observation.Treatment.Own Dr.Hospital.At Home by AdviceClinic.Total.
Cleanliness12--2-2
Nutrition2116-38—11
Ringworm-----—-
Impetigo I Skin-2I1--
Scabies—1—--11
Other Skin (Non-Tub.)1028-121123
Blepharitis-3-I2-3
Conjunctivitis—-——--—
Keratitis—-——--—
Corneal Ulcer 1 Eyes—-—--——
„ Opacities-1-1-—1
Other Conditions—1-1--1
Vision11—1-—1
Squint1613—12-—12
Hearing1------
Otitis Media Ears——---—-
Other Diseases—1——--—
Teeth292822-1721
Tonsils10328123-—24
Adenoids2819-18-—18
Other Conditions54-31-4
Enlarged Cervical Glands4819-15--15
Speech105-3--3
Heart Disease262-2--2
Anaemia07-262-61
Lungs, Tubercular-------
Lungs, non-Tubercular613471-12
Other Tubercular-------
Diseases-------
Epilepsy—1-----
Chorea-------
Other Nervous-------
Conditions31—1-—1
Rickets1227—410721
Spinal Curvature-6-13—4
Other Deformities27242510118
All other Defects52110215581287
Mental Condition165121-4
Behaviour27—13-4
Total4194351212518339359