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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Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
(1) | (2) | ||||||
4 | Skin | T | 45 | 76 | 80 | 201 | |
O | 269 | 92 | 104 | 465 | |||
5 | Eyes (a) Vision | T | 93 | 102 | 133 | 328 | 2 |
O | 223 | 196 | 150 | 569 | |||
(b) Squint | T | 46 | 4 | 12 | 62 | ||
O | 57 | 9 | 20 | 86 | |||
(c) Other | T | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 | ||
O | 42 | 24 | 16 | 82 | |||
6 | Ears (a) Hearing | T | 30 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 6 |
O | 118 | 24 | 48 | 250 | 18 | ||
(b) Otitis Media | T | 17 | 5 | 3 | 25 | ||
O | 162 | 6 | 15 | 183 | |||
(c) Other | T | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | ||
O | 42 | 7 | 20 | 69 | |||
7 | Nose and Throat | T | 38 | 14 | 8 | 60 | 1 |
O | 530 | 41 | 99 | 670 | |||
8 | Speech | T | 25 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 3 |
O | 110 | 6 | 10 | 126 | |||
9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
O | 211 | 6 | 22 | 240 | |||
10 | Heart | T | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
O | 167 | 15 | 33 | 216 | |||
11 | Lungs | T | 25 | 6 | 14 | 45 | |
O | 150 | 33 | 43 | 226 | |||
12 | Developmental (a) Hernia | T | 9 | - | - | 9 | |
O | 31 | 2 | 4 | 37 | |||
(b) Other | T | 11 | - | 7 | 18 | 2 | |
O | 78 | 5 | 25 | 108 | |||
13 | Orthopaedic (a) Posture | T | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
O | 15 | 11 | 16 | 42 | |||
(b) Feet | T | 8 | 17 | 16 | 41 | ||
O | 86 | 45 | 89 | 220 | |||
(c) Other | T | 5 | 24 | 14 | 43 | ||
O | 153 | 60 | 53 | 266 | |||
14 | Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | T | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
O | 19 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |||
(b) Other | T | - | 3 | 3 | |||
O | 32 | 18 | 22 | 72 | |||
15 | Psychological (a) Development | T | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
O | 57 | 9 | 47 | 113 | |||
(b) Stability | T | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
O | 165 | 27 | 91 | 283 | |||
16 | Abdomen | T | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
O | 60 | 17 | 37 | 114 | |||
17 | Other | T | 23 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 3 |
0 | 151 | 84 | 107 | 342 |
T denotes defect requiring Treatment
O denotes defect requiring Observation
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