[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Plymouth Borough.

  • Plymouth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Plymouth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938. Routine Inspections I Special Inspections No. of Defects No. of Defects Defect or Disease (1) T5 Requiring s—' Treatment i Requiring to be ^ kept under .03 observation but not requiring Treatment ^ Requiring '—' Treatment Requiring to be kept under cn observation but not requiring Treatment 1 1. Ringworm, Scalp ... — — — — 2. ,, Body i — — — Skin ^ 3. Scabies — — — — 4. Impetigo — — — — 5. Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) 40 51 1 •- Total (Heads 1 to 5) 41 51 1 — 6. Blepharitis 11 5 -- — 7. Conjunctivitis 1 1 — _ 8. Keratitis ... — — — _ 9. Corneal Opacities — — — — -< 10. Other Conditions (excluding de¬ fective vision and Squint) 10 30 Eye Total (Heads 6 to 10) 99 36 — — 11. Defective Vision (excluding Squint) 188 475 1 12. Squint 2 17 — — ^13. Defective Hearing 16 14 — — Ear -< 14. Otitis Media 6 1 — — 15. Other Ear Diseases 13 5 — — f 16. Chronic Tonsillitis only ... 24 126 _ — Nose and 17. Adenoids only 2 4 — — Throat 18. Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids 5 3 — -— 19. Other Conditions 11 37 _ . 20. Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) 1 18 — — 21. Defective Speech 1 7 — — Heart Disease : f 22. Organic 3 7 Heart andx 23. Functional 5 30 -. — Circulation (24. Ansemia 35 27 -— — Lungs f 25. Bronchitis 2 2 - _ ^26. Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases 12 14 .. ... — Pulmonary : 27. Definite 28. Suspected — — — — Tuber- •< culosis Non-Pulmonary : 29. Glands 2 30. Bones and Joints — — — — 31. Skin. ... ... — — _ ^32. Other Forms — — — — Total (Heads 29 to 32) ... — 2 — -—• 33. Epilepsy ... — - - - .. - . Nervous •< 34. Chorea — — _ _ System I 35. Other Conditions 4 19 - _ *36. Rickets — — - _ Deform- < 37. Spinal Curvature 1 1 - _ ities 38. Other Forms 214 65 _ _ 39. Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Un¬ cleanliness and Dental Diseases) ... 60 90 — — Total 668 1051 2 —