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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
Croydon 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table II
A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
| Defect Code No. | DEFECT OR DISEASE (n | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPEi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of defects | No. of defet | ||||
| Requi ring trea tmen t (2) | Requiring to be kept under obs ervat ion, but not requi r ing trea tmen t (3) | Requiring treatment (4) | Requiring to be kept under obs ervat ion, but not requi r ing trea tmen t (5) | ||
| 4 | SKIN | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | EYES- | ||||
| (a) Vision | 530 | 50 | 34 | 1 | |
| (b) Squint | 72 | 22 | 1 | 1 | |
| (c) Other | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | |
| 6 | EARS- | ||||
| (a) Hearing | 42 | 21 | 5 | - | |
| (b) Otitis Media | 7 | 10 | 3 | - | |
| (c) Other | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| 7 | NOSE OR THROAT | 310 | 221 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | SPEECH | 56 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | CERVICAL GLANDS | 9 | 24 | - | - |
| 10 | HEART AND CIRCULATION | 43 | 86 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | LUNGS | 64 | 147 | 2 | - |
| 12 | DEVELOPMENTAL- | ||||
| (a) Hernia | 11 | 5 | - | 2 | |
| (b) Other | 12 | 32 | - | - | |
| 13 | ORTHOPAEDIC— | ||||
| (a) Posture | 150 | 53 | 3 | 3 | |
| (b) Flat Foot | 138 | 56 | 3 | 9 | |
| (c) Other | 94 | 46 | 4 | 2 | |
| 14 | NERVOUS SYSTEM - | ||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| (b) Other | 12 | 25 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | PSYCHOLOGICAL - | ||||
| (a) Development | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | |
| (b) Stabil ity | 18 | 19 | 3 | - | |
| 16 | OTHER | 109 | 88 | 10 | 1 |
* These figures refer to Special Inspection in school only.