Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | i Special Inspect- i ions (T) (O) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants (T) (O) | Leavers (T) (O) | Total including all other age groups inspected (T) (O) | |||||||
4 | Skin | 26 | 78 | 60 | 151 | 321 | 557 | 662 | 9 |
5 | Eyes: a. Vision | 37 | 19 | 455 | 48 | 1684 | 360 | 185 | 54 |
b. Squint | 25 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 205 | 42 | 12 | 2 | |
c. Other | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 35 | 53 | 1 | |
6 | Ears: a. Hearing | 4 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 45 | 265 | 133 | 49 |
b. Otitis media | 5 | 42 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 229 | 7 | - | |
c. Other | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 130 | 8 | |
7 | Nose and Throat | 39 | 134 | 12 | 82 | 118 | 606 | 76 | 18 |
8 | Speech | 9 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 89 | 43 | 5 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | - | 90 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 309 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Heart | 1 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 144 | 12 | 4 |
11 | Lungs | 16 | 34 | 3 | 38 | 51 | 289 | 11 | 19 |
12 | Developmental: a. Hernia | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
b. Other | 3 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 168 | 29 | 12 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: a. Posture | 2 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 38 | 273 | 7 | 6 |
b. Feet | 36 | 119 | 47 | 113 | 247 | 703 | 33 | 20 | |
c. Other | 11 | 27 | 8 | 52 | 63 | 248 | 53 | 7 | |
14 | Nervous System: | ||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | |
b. Other | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 23 | 1 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||
a. Development | - | 26 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 147 | 33 | 2 | |
b. Stability | 4 | 112 | 2 | 63 | 46 | 519 | 64 | 26 | |
16 | Abdomen | 3 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 108 | 5 | 3 |
17 | Other | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 399 | 65 |
(T) Requiring Treatment (O) Requiring Observation
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