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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Redbridge 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 17 (continued)
Part II — Defects Found by Periodic and Special Medical Inspections during the year.
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Number of Defects Requiring Treatment | Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodic Inspection | Special Inspection | Periodic Inspection | Special Inspection | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| 4 | Skin | 90 | - | 103 | - |
| 5 | Eyes — a. Vision | 408 | 6 | 176 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | - | ||
| c. Other | 7 | - | 17 | - | |
| 6 | Ears — a. Hearing | 25 | 66 | 78 | 33 |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| c. Other | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 81 | 10 | 118 | 1 |
| 8 | Speech | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 2 | - | 21 | - |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 10 | 3 | 76 | 3 |
| 11 | Lungs | 12 | 12 | 121 | 10 |
| 12 | Development — | ||||
| 12 | - | 17 | - | ||
| 11 | 3 | 68 | 13 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||
| 32 | - | 41 | - | ||
| 70 | 3 | 84 | - | ||
| c. Other | 40 | 13 | 158 | 6 | |
| 14 | Nervous system- | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 14 | 26 | - | ||
| 15 | Psychological — | ||||
| a. Development | 7 | 23 | 72 | 13 | |
| 20 | 101 | 68 | 5 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | 3 | - | 11 | - |
| 17 | Other | 51 | 3 | 238 | 17 |