[Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Devon County Council.

  • Devon County Council
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Devon County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE M A (PERIODICAL) —continued. Defect or Disease Requiring to be kept under “observation,” but not requiring specific medical treatment Number Incidence per 1,000 examined. Defective Intelligence or Mental Condition Prim. 44 Sec. Total 44 Prim. 3.7 Sec. Total 3.1 Psychological Condition 4 — 4 .3 — .2 Speech 45 6 51 3.8 2.7 3.6 Uncleanliness(defectiv,eexcluding Verminousness) 40 — 40 3.3 — 7.8 Pediculosis 3 — 3 .2 — .2 Skin Diseases, Contagious—Ringworm Scalp ... Body ... Scabies .r. i 1 — 38 3.2 — 2.7 Impetigo ... Other 1 169 17 186 14.3 7.7 13.2 Teeth— ■Uncleanliness ... . ... 17 1 18 1.4 .4 1.2 Caries 319 16 332 26.7 7.3 23.7 Gums— -Gingivitis 1 3 4 .08 1.3 .2 External Eye Disease 77 9 86 6.5 4.1 6.! Squint 124 9 133 10.4 4.1 9.4 EYE Def. Visual Acuity, Distance 189 20 209 16.0 9.1 14.9 Close 6 1 7 .5 ■4 .5 Defective Colour Vision — — — — — Other Eye Defect ... 34 9 43 2.8 4.1 3.0 Defective Hearing ... 75 7 82 6.3 3.1 5.8 Otitis Media 92 3 95 7.7 1.3 6.7 Other Ear Disease ... 43 3 46 3.6 1.3 3.2 E.N.T.^ Nose Defects 41 4 45 3.4 1.8 3.2 Enlarged Adenoids ... 336 50 386 28.4 22.8 27.5 Chronic Tonsillitis ... 1236 121 1357 104.6 55.3 97.9 Enl. .^denoids and Chronic Tonsillitis 252 15 267 21.3 6.8 19.07 Other N. or T. Defect 84 22 106 7.1 10.05 7.5 Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tub.) 623 60 683 52.7 27.4 48.7 Blood (Anaemia, etc.) 175 30 205 14.8 13.7 14.6 Heart— -Organic Defects 105 12 117 8.8 5.4 8,3 Functional Defects 125 17 142 10.5 7.7 10.1 Rheumatism or Chorea ... 29 6 35 2.4 2.7 2.4 Lungs— -Bronchitis ... 161 12 173 13.6 5.4 12.3 Other Non-Tuberculous Defects 96 14 no 8.1 6.3 7.8 Tuberculosis (all forms) 26 3 29 2.2 1.3 2.0 Nervous System, Defects of 35 5 40 2.9 2.2 2.8 Alimentary—Appetite, Poor... 5 — 5 .4 — .3 Digestion, Poor 7 — 7 .5 1 — .5 Constipation 13 3 16 l.l 1.3 l.l Abdominal Organs, Defects of 20 — 20 1.6 — 1.4 Sex Organs—Testes, Catamenia, etc. 88 17 105 7.4 7.7 7.4 Skeleta Defects—Past Malnutrition ... 53 6 59 4.4 2.7 4.2 Other Cause 120 19 139 10.1 8.6 9.9 Malposture (Standing) 161 21 182 13.6 9.5 12.9 Other Deformities 544 146 690 46.06 , 66.7 49.2 Other Disease or Defect ... 376 50 1 426 31.8 22.8 30.4