[Report 1924] / School Medical Officer of Health, Taunton Borough.

  • Taunton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1924
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    TABLE II. A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1924. Defect or Disease. (1) Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. Number of Defects. Number of Defects. to Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept _ under observation, but not requiring treatment. 4- Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept —. under observation, but not requiring treatment. Malnutrition . . 4 1 2 6 Uncleanliness 13 0 10 9 (See Table IV., Group V.) Ringworm : Scalp 0 0 30 0 Body 0 0 6 0 Skin i Scabies 0 0 2 0 Impetigo 1 0 24 0 Other Skin Diseases ' (Non-Tuberculous) 4 3 20 0 Blepharitis 3 0 6 0 Conjunctivitis 1 0 8 1 Keratitis 0 0 1 0 Eye -<1 Corneal Opacities 1 0 4 1 Defective Vision 37 26 45 19 Squint 11 17 27 6 Other Conditions 1 2 14 3 (Defective Hearing 6 1 4 0 Ear ■j Otitis Media . . 3 0 6 0 (Other Ear Diseases . . 1 0 9 0 (Enlarged Tonsils only 14 21 14 4 Nose and ] Adenoids only 4 15 4 3 Throat 1 Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids 2 7 0 1 (Other Conditions 14 2 14 1 Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tnberculous) . . 6 3 6 0 Defective Speech 1 12 2 0 Teeth—Dental Diseases . . 15 0 1 0 (See Table IV., Group IV.)