London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1973
[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 (1972 figures in brackets).
| SKIN | Treatment | Observation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.97 | (6.41) | 7.97 | (6.65) | |||
| EYES | (a) | Vision | 87.07 | (71.65) | 53.22 | (43.41) |
| (b) | Squint | 11.40 | (7.67) | 5.91 | (3.99) | |
| (c) | Other | 1.11 | (1.64) | 2.49 | (1.17) | |
| EARS | (a) | Hearing | 6.68 | (6.88) | 5.06 | (4.62) |
| (b) | Otitis Media | 1.71 | (1.80) | 2.49 | (3.36) | |
| (c) | Other | 1.71 | (1.17) | 1.46 | (1.17) | |
| NOSE AND THROAT | 3.77 | (2.58) | 10.63 | (12.59) | ||
| SPEECH | 5.40 | (4.07) | 6.86 | (5.40) | ||
| LYMPHATIC GLANDS | 0.43 | (0.63) | 7.20 | (9.62) | ||
| HEART | (a) | Acquired | 1.20 | (0.63) | 2.49 | (2.19) |
| (b) | Congenital | 1.71 | (1.10) | 3.00 | (3.29) | |
| LUNGS | (a) | Bronchitis | 0.60 | (0.86) | 1.37 | (1.56) |
| (b) | Asthma | 3.77 | (4.15) | 3.94 | (3.99) | |
| (c) | Other | 0.43 | (0.39) | 1.63 | (2.03) | |
| DEVELOPMENT | (a) | Hernia | 0.94 | (1.17) | 1.80 | (1.96) |
| (b) | Other | 3.00 | (2.97) | 4.03 | (3.05) | |
| ORTHOPAEDIC | (a) | Posture | 1.37 | (0.70) | 3.86 | (3.05) |
| (b) | Feet | 2.66 | (2.58) | 11.91 | (8.21) | |
| (c) | Other | 3.09 | (2.11) | 6.68 | (5.55) | |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM | (a) | Epilepsy | 1.54 | (1.49) | 2.83 | (2.11) |
| (b) | Other | 0.69 | (0.78) | 2.74 | (1.41) | |
| PSYCHOLOGICAL | (a) | Development | 1.63 | (3.60) | 11.40 | (6.26) |
| (b) | Stability | 1.89 | (4.30) | 16.63 | (9.86) | |
| ABDOMEN | 0.51 | (0.47) | 2.91 | (1.49) | ||
| DEBILITY | 0.60 | (0.55) | 1.46 | (1.33) | ||
| ENURESIS | 10.71 | (10.25) | 14.65 | (16.97) | ||
| OBESITY | 3.86 | (3.99) | 10.46 | (6.65) | ||
| OTHER | 2.83 | (3.21) | 1.54 | (1.49) | ||