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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
Barking 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1950.
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of defects | No. of defects | |||||
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
| 4 | Skin | 176 | 25 | 912 | 1 | |
| 5 | Eyes— | 313 | 13 | 213 | — | |
| 13 | 17 | 41 | — | |||
| 35 | 10 | 560 | — | |||
| 6 | Ears— | 19 | 5 | 18 | 3 | |
| b. Otitis Media | 9 | 6 | 16 | - | ||
| c. Other | 26 | 15 | 229 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 223 | 145 | 349 | 38 | |
| 8 | Speech | 32 | 10 | 15 | 1 | |
| 9 | Cervical Glands | 4 | 35 | 18 | 7 | |
| 10 | Heart and circulation | 12 | 22 | 17 | 10 | |
| 11 | Lungs | 37 | 76 | 51 | 25 | |
| 12 | Developmental— | |||||
| 3 | 19 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 13 | 22 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | |||||
| 61 | 16 | 14 | — | |||
| 121 | 19 | 10 | — | |||
| 146 | 51 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Nervous system— | |||||
| — | 9 | 3 | — | |||
| 14 | 32 | 36 | 8 | |||
| 15 | Psychological— | |||||
| 4 | 16 | 22 | 9 | |||
| 12 | 42 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Other | 342 | 106 | 5,026 | 103 | |
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