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Chiswick 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]

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Table: TABLE II. - RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OP MEDICALINSPECTION in1920.

TABLE II. - RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OP MEDICAL

INSPECTION in1920.

Routine InspectionsSpecials
Number referred for TreatmentNumber requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment.Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment.
Malnutrition-2211
Uncleanliness:----
Head75-82-
Body18-10-
Skin(Ringworm
( Head2-32-
( Body--56-
( Scabies5-50-
(Impetigo8-151-
(Other Diseases(non-Tubercular)1---
Eye(Blepharitis2-19-
(Conjunctivitis--3-
(Keratitis----
( Corneal Ulcer3-6-
( Corneal Opacities----
(Defective Vision142-63-
(Squint959-
(Other Conditions5317—
Ear(Defective Hearing41942
(Otitis Media----
(other Ear Diseases95192
Nose and Throat(Enlarged Tonsils26235514
(Adenoids222958
(Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids61249-
(Other Conditions--2-
Enlarged Cervical Glands(Non-Tubercular)-2--
Defective Speech-21--
Teeth - Dental Diseases367-38-
Heart and Circulation.(Heart Disease:
(Organic1---
(Functional-28212
(Anaemia342--

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