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 Richmond]
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Table IV.
Defects found by medical inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1971. TABLE A. — PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.
Defect code number | Defect or disease | Periodic inspections | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||||
(T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
4 | Skin | 64 | 68 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 65 | 190 | 173 |
5 | Eyes: a. Vision | 82 | 170 | 81 | 136 | 127 | 229 | 290 | 535 |
b. Squint | 51 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 79 | 96 | |
c. Other | 8 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 66 | |
6 | Ears: a. Hearing | 20 | 139 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 71 | 29 | 239 |
b. Otitis media | 23 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 102 | |
c. Other | 10 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 67 | 282 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 101 | 92 | 413 |
8 | Speech | 61 | 99 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 100 | 120 |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 16 | 90 | — | 5 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 116 |
10 | Heart | 4 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 56 |
11 | Lungs | 21 | 73 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 35 | 41 | 130 |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||
a. Hernia | 9 | 21 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 10 | 27 | |
b. Other | 18 | 129 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 40 | 189 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||
a. Posture | 11 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 60 | |
b. Feet | 26 | 91 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 158 | |
c. Other | 9 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 80 | |
14 | Nervous system: | ||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 26 | |
b. Other | 1 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 57 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||
a. Develop ment | 31 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 161 | 40 | 196 | 97 | |
b. Stability | 26 | 93 | 1 | 20 | 73 | 95 | 100 | 208 | |
16 | Abdomen | 5 | 19 | - | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
17 | Other | 48 | 202 | 21 | 87 | 55 | 114 | 124 | 403 |
(T) Requiring treatment. (O) Requiring observation. |