[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 96

Ilford 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: TABLE II.A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1953.Note.—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begin before the date of the inspection.

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TABLE II.

A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1953.

Note.—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begin before the date of the inspection.

Defect Code No.	Defect or Disease	Number of Defects Requiring Treatment		Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment
Defect Code No.	Defect or Disease	Periodic Inspection	Special Inspection	Periodic Inspection	Special Inspection
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
4	Skin	124	287	65	2
5	Eyes— a. Vision	600	174	226	2
	b. Squint	128	28	33	—
	c. Other	52	125	41	3
6	Ears— a. Hearing	35	34	80	3
	b. Otitis Media	13	29	11	—
	c. Other	20	35	32	6
7	Nose or Throat	316	167	413	12
8	Speech	41	41	51	—
9	Cervical Glands	8	37	130	1
10	Heart and Circulation	73	9	180	_
11	Lungs	51	30	326	1
12	Developmental—
12	a. Hernia	14	3	47	—
	b. Other	19	4	135	—
13	Orthopaedic—
	a. Posture	224	21	67	—
	b. Flat foot	414	49	47	2
	c. Other	327	86	224	5
14	Nervous system—
	a. Epilepsy	2	—	3	—
	b. Other	5	54	21	—
15	Psychological—
	a. Develop
	ment	3	2	17	—
	b. Stability	50	10	147	—
16	Other	78	140	105	22

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Ilford 1953

Table: TABLE II.A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1953.Note.—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begin before the date of the inspection.