London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of defects | No. of defects | |||||
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | |||
| (1) | (2) | (2) | (4) | (5) | ||
| 4 | Skin | 113 | 12 | 936 | 8 | |
| 5 | Eyes | 302 | 15 | 161 | 11 | |
| 34 | 4 | 61 | 3 | |||
| 26 | 6 | 500 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Ears | 11 | 2 | 15 | 5 | |
| 5 | — | 32 | - | |||
| 38 | 3 | 335 | 33 | |||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 307 | 128 | 231 | 34 | |
| 8 | Speech | 21 | 11 | 18 | 3 | |
| 9 | Cervical Glands | 11 | 9 | 62 | 24 | |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 17 | 22 | 26 | 15 | |
| 11 | Lungs | 55 | 34 | 46 | 31 | |
| 12 | Developmental— | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | — | |||
| 9 | 13 | 6 | — | |||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | |||||
| 26 | 29 | 11 | — | |||
| 62 | 13 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 115 | 38 | 61 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Nervous system— | |||||
| 2 | 9 | 4 | — | |||
| 14 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |||
| 15 | Psychological— | |||||
| 25 | 9 | 30 | 1 | |||
| - | - | 19 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Other | 761 | 104 | 3,913 | 362 | |