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 Croydon]
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PART 2
DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1968
Defect or Disease | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ENTRANTS | LEAVERS | OTHERS | TOTAL | |||
SKIN | T | 117 | 579 | 656 | 1352 | 10 |
O | 70 | 84 | 84 | 238 | 1 | |
EYES - (a) Vision | T | 200 | 535 | 962 | 1717 | 50 |
O | 533 | 164 | 678 | 1375 | 23 | |
T | 98 | 20 | 107 | 225 | 3 | |
O | 32 | 3 | 17 | 52 | - | |
T | 13 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 3 | |
O | 28 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 1 | |
EARS - (a) Hearing | T | 57 | 13 | 83 | 153 | 8 |
O | 176 | 10 | 94 | 280 | 5 | |
T | 36 | 5 | 36 | 77 | 1 | |
O | 122 | 11 | 70 | 203 | 4 | |
T | 13 | 5 | 14 | 32 | - | |
O | 16 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 1 | |
NOSE AND THROAT | T | 154 | 38 | 173 | 365 | 9 |
O | 417 | 60 | 348 | 825 | 11 | |
SPEECH | T | 71 | 7 | 45 | 123 | 9 |
O | 87 | 5 | 37 | 129 | 4 | |
LYMPHATIC GLANDS | T | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
O | 69 | 4 | 44 | 117 | 2 | |
HEART | T | 33 | 29 | 43 | 105 | 6 |
O | 93 | 37 | 89 | 219 | 7 | |
LUNGS | T | 43 | 32 | 96 | 171 | 3 |
O | 97 | 23 | 87 | 207 | 3 | |
DEVELOPMENTAL (a) Hernia | T | 15 | 9 | 20 | 44 | - |
O | 28 | 4 | 28 | 60 | 2 | |
T | 22 | 61 | 170 | 253 | 6 | |
O | 119 | 86 | 345 | 550 | 6 | |
ORTHOPAEDIC - (a) Posture | T | 9 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 1 |
O | 17 | 27 | 65 | 109 | 2 | |
T | 27 | 14 | 81 | 122 | 3 | |
O | 76 | 58 | 159 | 293 | 2 | |
T | 41 | 34 | 74 | 149 | 9 | |
O | 111 | 48 | 105 | 264 | 3 | |
NERVOUS) SYSTEM )- (a) Epilpr | T | 10 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 2 |
O | 16 | 4 | 13 | 33 | - | |
T | 19 | 13 | 43 | 75 | 4 | |
O | 40 | 7 | 48 | 95 | 1 | |
PSYCHO-) LOGICAL)- (a) Development | T | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 9 |
O | 47 | 6 | 46 | 99 | 8 | |
T | 28 | 5 | 56 | 89 | 16 | |
O | 159 | 24 | 142 | 325 | 12 | |
ABDOMEN | T | 20 | 2 | 23 | 45 | 3 |
O | 41 | 9 | 42 | 92 | 3 | |
OTHER | T | 25 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 4 |
O | 50 | 32 | 84 | 166 | 15 | |
T = requiring Treatment 0 = requiring Observation |