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 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 |