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 Barnet]
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Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Entrants | Leavers | Total incl. all other age groups | Special Inspections | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Skin | T | O | T | O | T | O | T | O |
24 | 70 | 26 | 24 | 100 | 141 | 4 | 3 | ||
5 | Eyes: | ||||||||
(a) Vision | 180 | 434 | 385 | 131 | 1028 | 831 | 123 | 128 | |
(b) Squint | 60 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 104 | 49 | 3 | 6 | |
(c) Other | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 2 | — | |
6 | Ears: | ||||||||
(a)Hearing | 43 | 151 | 20 | 17 | 91 | 237 | 22 | 71 | |
(b) Otitis media | 8 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 68 | - | 1 | |
(c) Other | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - | — | |
7 | Nose & Throat | 27 | 156 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 230 | 16 | 6 |
8 | Speech | 67 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 88 | 26 | 10 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 27 | 1 | - | 4 | 34 | - | 1 |
10 | Heart | 4 | 55 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 103 | 3 | 2 |
11 | Lungs | 11 | 73 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 143 | 2 | 4 |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||
(a) Hernia | 9 | 11 | - | 2 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | |
(b)Other | 7 | 106 | 2 | - | 37 | 162 | 9 | 13 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||
(a) Posture | 1 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 86 | 87 | 3 | 2 | |
(b) Feet | 13 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 80 | 119 | 3 | 6 | |
(c) Other | 5 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | Nervous System: | ||||||||
(a)Epilepsy | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 1 | ||
(b) Other | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | - | 1 | |||
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||
(a) Development | - | 25 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 10 | |
(b)Stability | 2 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 122 | 6 | 6 | |
16 | Abdomen | 1 | 11 | - | 3 | 3 | 21 | - | - |
17 | Other | 50 | 130 | 52 | 43 | 191 | 297 | 21 | 35 |
*T — requiring Treatment 0 — requiring Observation
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