London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1954.
| PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of defects | No. of defects | |||
| Defect Code Defect or Disease No. (1) | Requiring Treatment (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment (3) | Requiring Treatment (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment (5) |
| 4. Skin | 182 | 137 | 91 | 11 |
| 5. Eyes— | ||||
| a. Vision | 352 | 397 | 70 | 10 |
| b. Squint | 85 | 72 | 15 | 2 |
| c. Other | 80 | 48 | 43 | 2 |
| 6. Ears— | ||||
| a. Hearing | 27 | 200 | 47 | 34 |
| b. Otitis medic | 10 | 100 | 10 | 6 |
| c. Other | 48 | 99 | 17 | 4 |
| 7. Nose or Throat | 149 | 624 | 131 | 58 |
| 8. Speech | 12 | 46 | 19 | 2 |
| 9. Cervical Glands | 20 | 264 | 7 | 8 |
| 10. Heart and Circulation. | 9 | 119 | 11 | 20 |
| 11. Lungs | 20 | 367 | 58 | 69 |
| 12. Developmental— | ||||
| a. Hernia | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| b. Other | 19 | 154 | 2 | — |
| 13. Orthopaedic— | ||||
| a. Posture | 156 | 145 | 6 | 2 |
| b. Flat Foot | 148 | 156 | 15 | 2 |
| c. Other | 124 | 398 | 48 | 15 |
| 14. Nervous System | ||||
| a. Epilepsy | 2 | 18 | — | 4 |
| b. Other | — | 36 | 7 | 11 |
| 15. Psychological— | ||||
| a. Develop | ||||
| ment | — | 41 | 4 | 73 |
| b. Stability | 9 | 210 | 38 | 54 |
| 16. Other | 44 | 192 | 225 | 104 |