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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
Hornsey 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 14
DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
| Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | |||
| 1. | 2. | 1. | 2. | |
| Skin | 20 | 15 | 241 | 5 |
| Eyes a. Vision | 104 | 48 | 76 | 2 |
| 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| 26 | 25 | 113 | 3 | |
| Ears a. Hearing | 9 | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| 1 | 8 | 17 | — | |
| 9 | 6 | 92 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | 64 | 99 | 45 | 1 |
| Speech | 13 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Cervical Glands | 9 | 32 | 13 | 1 |
| Heart and Circulation | 4 | 28 | 11 | — |
| Lungs | 16 | 21 | 76 | 1 |
| Developmental— | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| — | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Orthooaedic— | ||||
| 15 | 31 | 6 | 1 | |
| 38 | 31 | 10 | — | |
| 82 | 46 | 82 | 4 | |
| Nervous Svstem— | ||||
| — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | |
| Psvcholoeical— | ||||
| - | 17 | 40 | 1 | |
| 5 | 19 | 21 | 1 | |
| Other | 67 | 125 | 1,004 | 20 |
| 1. Requiring treatment. | 2. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | |||