[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking] page 27

Barking 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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TABLE II.

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)	(3)	(4)	(5)
4	Skin		95	21	987	5
5	Eyes—	a. Vision	338	12	194	7
		b. Squint	26	5	78	2
		c. Other	36	19	597	1
6	Ears —	a. Hearing	13	3	33	2
		b. Otitis Media	4	3	29	—
		c. Other	29	7	382	21
7	Nose or Throat		261	113	223	36
8	Speech		33	5	30	4
9	Cervical Glands		8	14	43	20
10	Heart and circulation		20	30	35	25
11	Lungs		38	55	33	39
12	Developmental—
	a. Hernia		4	5	3	1
	b. Other		3	10	4	3
13	Orthopaedic—
	a. Posture		27	32	15	1
	b. Flat foot		94	25	21	2
	c. Other		123	51	72	8
14	Nervous system—
	a. Epilepsy		2	3	4	—
	b. Other		12	15	14	14
15	Psychological—
	a. Development		15	10	34	8
	b. Stability		2	4	13	12
16	Other		641	92	5,755	389