[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1939
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION Routine Inspections Special Inspections No. of Defects No. of Defects Defect or disease (1) Requiring treatment (2) Requiring to be kept under ob- seivation. but not requiring treatment (3) Requiring treatment (4) Requiring to be kept under ob- servation but not requiring treatment (5) Skin: Scabies 1 - other diseases (non-tuberculous) 1 1 - I Eye : blepharitis 2 4 1 other conditions (excluding defective vision and squi]it) .... — 2 — — defective vision (excluding squint) 46 85 ! — — squint — — ' 1 — Ear: otitis media 1 T 1 1 — other ear diseases — 1 i 1 1 — Nose and throat: chronic tonsillitis only 2 30 i 1 I — adenoids only — — i 1 — other conditions — 6 1 1 — Enlarged cervical glands (non tuberculous) 3 23 1 — — Heart and circulation : Functional 2 34 — Anaemia 2 10 — Lungs —bronchitis — 2 — — other non-tuberculous diseases 1 2 — — Deformities : spinal curvature 6 4 — — other forms 9 26 1 — Other defects and diseases (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanliness and dental diseases; ... 6 15 3 — Total number of defects 81 246 14 — RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR TREATMENT TABLES GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS Defect or disease. Number of defects treated or under treatment during the year, under the Authority’s scheme. Skin : Scabies ! 2 other skin diseases 1 Minor eve defects 1 Alinor ear defects 2 Nose and throat: other conditions i 1 Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuiies, bruises, etc.) IMtal 8 8 children made 38 attendances for treatment during the year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927333_0045.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


