Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE II.
A.—A Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1923.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Malnutrition | 31 | 17 | 15 | 3 | |
Uncleanliness: | |||||
(See Table IV., Group V.) | - | - | - | - | |
Ringworm: | |||||
Skin | Scalp | 1 | - | 88 | - |
Body | 4 | - | 78 | 2 | |
Scabies | 6 | - | 42 | - | |
Impetigo | 37 | 8 | 611 | 2 | |
Other Diseases(non- Tuberculous) | 33 | 10 | 735 | 5 | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 3 | 12 | 116 | |
Conjunctivitis | 8 | 2 | 147 | 2 | |
Keratitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Corneal Opacities | - | 1 | 4 | - | |
Defective vision (excluding Squint) | 871 | 318 | 397 | 16 | |
Squint | 51 | 14 | 24 | 1 | |
Other conditions | 7 | 5 | 103 | 1 | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 52 | 16 | 77 | 3 |
Otitis Media | 6 | - | 28 | - | |
Other Ear Diseases | 63 | 21 | 284 | 2 | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 46 | 514 | 33 | 2 |
Adenoids only | 59 | 106 | 43 | 3 | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 135 | 48 | 89 | - | |
Other conditions | 15 | 77 | 96 | 4 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non- Tuberculous) | 12 | 305 | 34 | 2 |