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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
Islington 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS - DEFECTS
Numbers of cases noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected. (1969 figures in brackets.)
| Treatment | Observation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIN | 5.31 ( 6.30) | 11.86 (13.38) | |
| EYES | (a) Vision | 69.05 (55.40) | 60.63 (75.37) |
| (b) Squint | 7.79 ( 4.72) | 5.52 ( 8.59) | |
| (c) Other | 1.03 ( 1.57) | 2.21 ( 2.51) | |
| EARS | (a) Hearing | 4.41 ( 4.37) | 5.73 ( 9.45) |
| (b) Otitis Media | 1.79 ( 1.57) | 5.59 ( 6.37) | |
| (c) Other | 0.69 ( 0.64) | 2.28 ( 1.15) | |
| NOSE AND THROAT | 3.31 ( 4.08) | 25.59 (29.63) | |
| SPEECH | 3.59 ( 3.01) | 6.76 ( 7.01) | |
| LYMPHATIC GLANDS | 0.41 ( 0.36) | 14.42 (13.31) | |
| HEART | 2.76 ( 1.36) | 8.35 ( 9.59) | |
| LUNGS | 5.03 ( 3.22) | 10.90 (16.61) | |
| DEVELOPMENT | (a) Hernia | 0.83 ( 0.79) | 2.76 ( 4.80) |
| (b) Other | 2.21 ( 1.29) | 5.10 ( 7.44) | |
| ORTHOPAEDIC | (a) Posture | 0.62 ( 0.79) | 4.35 ( 9.59) |
| (b) Feet | 2.90 ( 1.72) | 11.45 (16.32) | |
| (c) Other | 2.14 ( 1.50) | 8.76 ( 9.66) | |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM | (a) Epilepsy | 1.03 ( 0.64) | 1.79 ( 1.86) |
| (b) Other | 0.62 ( 0.07) | 2.28 ( 2.08) | |
| PSYCHOLOGICAL | (a) Development | 2.21 ( 0.93) | 6.76 ( 7.16) |
| (b) Stability | 2.07 ( 0.93) | 11.24 (11.95) | |
| ABDOMEN | 0.90 ( 0.64) | 2.69 ( 2.51) | |
| DEBILITY | 0.48 ( 0.07) | 0.41 ( 1.50) | |
| ENURESIS | 8.28 ( 8.59) | 22.28 (30.13) | |
| OBESITY | 3.72 ( 3.58) | 12.69 (18.97) | |
| OTHER | 2.21 ( 1.22) | 2.41 ( 2.86) | |