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 Bexley]
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PART II.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year
Defect Defect Code or No. Disease | A. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | B. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | TOTAL | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | |||||
Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | |||
4. Skin | 1 | 18 | 55 | 31 | 86 | 121 | 142 | 170 | 46 | 3 |
5. Eyes— | ||||||||||
a. Vision | 37 | 46 | 135 | 113 | 302 | 325 | 474 | 484 | 46 | 18 |
b. Squint | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 71 | 91 | 89 | 13 | 2 |
c. Other | 6 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 52 | 69 | 69 | 26 | 8 |
6. Ears— | ||||||||||
a. Hearing | 9 | 36 | 10 | 32 | 22 | 144 | 41 | 212 | 55 | 92 |
b. Otitis media | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 7 | 57 | 3 | 7 |
c. Other | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 9 |
7. Nose and Throat | 14 | 103 | 21 | 43 | 61 | 421 | 96 | 567 | 60 | 31 |
8. Speech | 5 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 18 | 73 | 9 | 7 | |
9. Lymphatic Glands | — | 41 | — | 6 | 5 | 191 | 5 | 238 | 6 | 3 |
10. Heart | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 78 | 4 | 16 |
11. Lungs | 2 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 174 | 20 | 222 | 35 | 58 |
12. Developmental— | ||||||||||
a. Hernia | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 15 | — | — |
b. Other | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 14 | 62 | 8 | 5 |
13. Orthopaedic— | ||||||||||
a. Posture | — | 3 | 9 | 30 | 22 | 86 | 31 | 119 | 5 | 2 |
b. Feet | 2 | 29 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 129 | 46 | 186 | 21 | 11 |
c. Other | 1 | 32 | 17 | 118 | 21 | 310 | 39 | 460 | 32 | 17 |
14. Nervous System— | ||||||||||
a. Epilepsy | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
b. Other | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
15. Psychological— | ||||||||||
a. Development | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 55 | 47 | 54 |
b. Stability | 1 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 159 | 10 | 196 | 86 | 93 |
16. Abdomen | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 7 | 72 | 4 | 18 |
17. Other | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 52 | 11 | 81 | 107 | 115 |