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 Bromley]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
4 | Skin | T | 107 | 136 | 93 | 336 | 5 |
O | 37 | 50 | 25 | 112 | 2 | ||
5 | Eyes—a. Vision | T | 249 | 591 | 327 | 1167 | 31 |
O | 636 | 236 | 312 | 1184 | 19 | ||
b. Squint | T | 58 | 31 | 20 | 109 | 1 | |
O | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | — | ||
c. Other | T | 18 | 2 | 12 | 32 | — | |
O | 8 | 17 | 13 | 38 | 1 | ||
6 | Ears—a. Hearing | T | 42 | 18 | 19 | 79 | 4 |
O | 128 | 24 | 82 | 234 | 13 | ||
b. Otitis Media | T | 22 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | |
O | 43 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 1 | ||
c. Other | T | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | |
O | 15 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 2 | ||
7 | Nose and Throat | T | 145 | 42 | 37 | 224 | 4 |
O | 234 | 16 | 30 | 280 | 6 | ||
8 | Speech | T | 38 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 2 |
O | 103 | 10 | 13 | 126 | 1 | ||
9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — |
O | 118 | 7 | 18 | 143 | 1 | ||
10 | Heart | T | 14 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
O | 41 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 2 | ||
11 | Lungs | T | 67 | 17 | 30 | 114 | 3 |
O | 95 | 27 | 24 | 146 | 4 | ||
12 | Developmental— | T | 18 | 3 | 6 | 27 | — |
a. Hernia | O | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 1 | |
b. Other | T | 13 | 20 | 23 | 56 | — | |
O | 112 | 27 | 52 | 191 | 3 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic— | T | 3 | 63 | 7 | 73 | — |
a. Posture | O | 14 | 59 | 55 | 128 | 5 | |
b. Feet | T | 44 | 87 | 53 | 184 | — | |
O | 85 | 68 | 43 | 196 | 2 | ||
c. Other | T | 38 | 37 | 41 | 116 | 2 | |
O | 134 | 50 | 38 | 222 | 2 | ||
14 | Nervous System— | T | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
a. Epilepsy | O | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
b. Other | T | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | — | |
O | 33 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4 | ||
15 | Psychological— | T | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
a. Development | O | 47 | 11 | 30 | 88 | 14 | |
b. Stability | T | 22 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 3 | |
O | 257 | 30 | 121 | 408 | 21 | ||
16 | Abdomen | T | 12 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 3 |
O | 44 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 4 | ||
17 | Other | T | 7 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
O | 30 | 43 | 47 | 120 | 6 | ||
T=TREATMENT O=OBSERVATION |