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
A.- PERIODIC INSPECTIONS
Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ENTRANTS | LEAVERS | OTHERS | TOTAL | ||||||
(T) (3) | (O) (4) | (T) (5) | (O) (6) | (T) (7) | (O) (8) | (T) (9) | (O)1 (10) | ||
4 | Skin | 26 | 69 | 37 | 54 | 59 | 113 | 122 | 256 |
5 | Eyes - a. Vision | 110 | 154 | 102 | 33 | 218 | 189 | 430 | 376 |
b. Squint | 37 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 75 | 68 | |
c. Other | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 14 | |
6 | Ears - a. Hearing | 23 | 93 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 81 | 42 | 191 |
b. Otitis Media | 7 | 65 | - | 11 | 7 | 49 | 14 | 125 | |
c. Other | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 39 | |
7 | Nose and Throat | 22 | 327 | 3 | 64 | 16 | 341 | 41 | 732 |
8 | Speech | 9 | 62 | — | 5 | 6 | 37 | 15 | 104 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | 2 | 258 | — | 22 | — | 205 | 2 | 485 |
10 | Heart | — | 31 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 53 | 5 | 102 |
11 | Lungs | 21 | 83 | — | 23 | 8 | 109 | 29 | 215 |
12 | Developmental -a. Hernia | 4 | 26 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
b. Other | — | 55 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 13 | 142 | |
13 | Orthopaedic - a. Posture | 2 | 35 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 116 | 20 | 181 |
b. Feet | 27 | 91 | 1 | 25 | 39 | 222 | 67 | 338 | |
c. Other | 8 | 64 | 7 | 87 | 20 | 140 | 35 | 291 | |
14 | Nervous System - a. Epilepsy | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
b. Other | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 20 | |
15 | Psychological - a. Development | 1 | 55 | — | 11 | — | 80 | 1 | 146 |
b. Stability | 2 | 111 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 237 | 8 | 376 | |
16 | Abdomen | 1 | 13 | — | 7 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 64 |
17 | Other | 8 | 23 | 4 | 49 | 14 | 107 | 26 | 179 |
* (T) - Requiring Treatment
(0) - Requiring Observation