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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
| Defect or code number | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Total | Special Inspections | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | |||||||||
| (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | ||
| 4 | Skin | 11 | 36 | 54 | 60 | 103 | 86 | 168 | 182 | 140 | 6 |
| 5 | Eyes: a. Vision | 17 | 9 | 205 | 9 | 405 | 44 | 627 | 62 | 59 | 22 |
| b. Squint | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 77 | 11 | 4 | 2 | |
| c. Other | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 34 | 20 | 29 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ears: a. Hearing | 2 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 54 | 50 | 18 |
| b. Otitis media | 16 | 38 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 103 | 11 | 1 | |
| C- Other | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 47 | 18 | 3 | |
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 48 | 129 | 8 | 60 | 51 | 182 | 107 | 371 | 39 | 9 |
| 8 | Speech | 14 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 51 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | Heart | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Lungs | 34 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 94 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | Developmental: a. Hernia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| b. Other | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 6 | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic: a. Posture | 1 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 61 | 22 | 105 | 3 | 1 |
| b. Feet | 39 | 46 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 77 | 90 | 147 | 10 | 3 | |
| c. Other | 11 | 46 | 14 | 37 | 29 | 108 | 54 | 191 | 45 | 10 | |
| 14 | Nervous System: | ||||||||||
| a. Epilepsy | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||
| b. Other | . | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 22 | i | ||
| 15 | Psychological: a. Development | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 3 | |
| b. Stability | 3 | 43 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 90 | 22 | 154 | 12 | 11 | |
| 16 | Abdomen | 4 | 16 | . | 7 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 45 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | Other | 6 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 18 | 92 | 248 | 42 |
(T) Requiring Treatment (O) Requiring Observation
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