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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic inspections | Special Inspections | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Total including all other age groups inspected | ||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | |||
| 4 | Skin | 16 | 32 | 40 | 73 | 160 | 215 | 141 | 3 | |
| 5 | Eyes | (a) Vision | 39 | 49 | 203 | 6 | 603 | 112 | 38 | 15 |
| (b) Squint | 34 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||
| (c) Other | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 51 | . | ||
| 6 | Ears | (a) Hearing | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 77 | 24 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 5 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 51 | 2 | . | ||
| (c) Other | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 29 | 130 | 10 | 39 | 77 | 322 | 18 | . | |
| 8 | Speech | 5 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 34 | . | 3 | 4 | 47 | . | . | |
| 10 | Heart | 6 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 55 | . | . | |
| 11 | Lungs | 13 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 58 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Developmental— | |||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | 10 | 3 | . | . | ||
| (b) Other | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic- | |||||||||
| la) Posture | . | 11 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 125 | 8 | 1 | ||
| (b) Feet | 11 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 110 | 5 | . | ||
| (c) Other | 12 | 68 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 161 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Nervous System— | |||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | . | ||
| (b) Other | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Psychological— | |||||||||
| (a) Development | 1 | 12 | . | 3 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 2 | ||
| (b) Stability | 3 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 131 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 55 | . | . | |
| 17 | Other | 3 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 273 | 27 | |
(a) Requiring Treatment (b) Requiring Observation
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