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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 14
DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspection | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects | No. of Defects | |||
1. | 2. | 1. | 2. | |
Skin | 20 | 15 | 241 | 5 |
Eyes a. Vision | 104 | 48 | 76 | 2 |
34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
26 | 25 | 113 | 3 | |
Ears a. Hearing | 9 | 7 | 20 | 1 |
1 | 8 | 17 | — | |
9 | 6 | 92 | — | |
Nose and Throat | 64 | 99 | 45 | 1 |
Speech | 13 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
Cervical Glands | 9 | 32 | 13 | 1 |
Heart and Circulation | 4 | 28 | 11 | — |
Lungs | 16 | 21 | 76 | 1 |
Developmental— | ||||
2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
— | 1 | 6 | — | |
Orthooaedic— | ||||
15 | 31 | 6 | 1 | |
38 | 31 | 10 | — | |
82 | 46 | 82 | 4 | |
Nervous Svstem— | ||||
— | 1 | 2 | — | |
3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | |
Psvcholoeical— | ||||
- | 17 | 40 | 1 | |
5 | 19 | 21 | 1 | |
Other | 67 | 125 | 1,004 | 20 |
1. Requiring treatment. | 2. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. |