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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

Barking 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION

DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION

Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
TreatmentObservationTreatmentObservation
Skin14814910529
Eyes:
(a) vision202537109121
(b) squint305047
(c) other92792
Ears:
(a) hearing2213656177
(b) otitis media949121
(c) other738-1
Nose and throat633914873
Speech26955729
Lymphatic glands31013-
Heart141301655
Lungs191534340
Developmental:26
(a) hernia712
(b) other201452065
Orthopaedic:
(a) posture44644
(b) feet501301723
(c) other9817291
Nervous system:
(a) epilepsy6251021
(b) other9563943
Psychological:692624
(a) development6
(b) stability111986859
Abdomen8591110
Other7312261153

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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN
110 pupils were examined for fitness for employment out of school hours
and certificates were granted.
DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
A Specialist Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant attends weekly at Central
Clinic.
Pupils known to have been treated
Received operative treatment:-
(a) for diseases of the ear 16
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis 133
(c) for other nose and throat conditions
Received other forms of treatment 2l8
62