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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: TABLE 12.DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1948.'

TABLE 12.

DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1948.'

Defect.Recommended forNumber which received treatment by
Observation.Treatment.Own Dr.Hospital.At Home by Advice.Clinic.Total.
Cleanliness-------
Nutrition714--14-14
Ringwormskin-------
Impetigo-------
Scabies-------
Other Skin (Non-Tub.)37115-7
BlepharitisEves13-11-2
Conjunctivitis-1-1--1
Keratitis-------
Corneal Ulcer-------
„ Opacities-------
Other Conditions11-1--1
Vision-------
Squint134-6--6
HearingEars.-11---1
Otitis Media26222-6
Other Diseases1321--3
Teeth10241--2728
Tonsils4517282-12
Adenoids2414110--11
Other Conditions53111-3
Enlarged Cervical264113-5
Speech21--1-1
Heart Disease123-2--2
Anaemia330-224-26
Lungs, Tubercular-------
Lungs, non-Tubercular128331-7
Other Tubercular
Diseases11--1-1
Epilepsy-------
Chorea1------
Other Conditions33113-5
Rickets-42--13
Spinal Curvature-------
Other Forms.1442-4221339
All other Defects356968222157
Mental Condition22-1-12
Behaviour-3--213
Total223268245410464246