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 1971
T = requiring Treatment 0 = requiring Observation
Defect or Disease | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ENTRANTS | LEA VERS | OTHERS | TOTAL | |||
SKIN | T | 139 | 327 | 651 | 1117 | 33 |
U | 141 | 67 | 191 | 399 | 26 | |
EYES - (a) Vision | T | 235 | 427 | 961 | 1623 | 83 |
0 | 570 | 142 | 1026 | 1738 | 103 | |
T | 126 | 13 | 117 | 256 | 16 | |
0 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 47 | 10 | |
(c) Other | T | 17 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 5 |
U | 17 | 6 | 28 | 51 | 3 | |
EARS - (a) Hearing | T | 62 | 23 | 121 | 206 | 21 |
0 | 295 | 10 | 139 | 444 | 12 | |
T | 60 | 8 | 39 | 107 | 4 | |
0 | 157 | 5 | 95 | 257 | ||
T | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | |
0 | 18 | 4 | 28 | 50 | 2 | |
NOSE AND THROAT | T | 150 | 29 | 161 | 340 | 11 |
0 | 449 | 51 | 366 | 866 | 48 | |
SPEECH | T | 76 | 9 | 42 | 127 | 22 |
0 | 88 | 2 | 44 | 134 | 22 | |
LYMPHATIC GLANDS | T | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
0 | 96 | 14 | 74 | 184 | 5 | |
HEART | T | 39 | 28 | 62 | 129 | 3 |
0 | 49 | 26 | 92 | 167 | 17 | |
LUNGS | T | 69 | 36 | 102 | 207 | 5 |
0 | 120 | 18 | 122 | 260 | 20 | |
DEVELOPMENTAL - (a) Hernia | T | 6 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 2 |
0 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 57 | 12 | |
T | 36 | 39 | 164 | 239 | 11 | |
0 | 134 | 70 | 327 | 531 | 36 | |
ORTHOPAEDIC - (a) Posture | T | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2 |
0 | 13 | 21 | 206 | 103 | 17 | |
T | 30 | ' 7 | 48 | 85 | 4 | |
0 | 82 | 76 | 143 | 301 | 10 | |
(c) Other | T | 35 | 40 | 58 | 133 | 4 |
0 | 110 | 50 | 148 | 308 | 18 | |
NERVOUS - (a) Epilepsy SYSTEM | T | 14 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 6 |
0 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 6 | |
T | 58 | 9 | 59 | 126 | 7 | |
0 | 124 | 8 | 73 | 205 | 30 | |
PSYCHO- (a) Devlopment LOGICAL | T | 13 | _ | 9 | 22 | 13 |
0 | 53 | 6 | 58 | 117 | 10 | |
T | 15 | 7 | 46 | 68 | 13 | |
0 | 116 | 19 | 166 | 301 | 27 | |
ABDOMEN | T | 9 | 7 | 29 | 45 | 3 |
0 | 24 | 5 | 58 | 87 | 8 | |
OTHER | T | 22 | 15 | 57 | 94 | 12 |
O | 83 | 43 | 147 | 273 | 12 |