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) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
4 | Skin | 95 | 21 | 987 | 5 | |
5 | Eyes— | 338 | 12 | 194 | 7 | |
26 | 5 | 78 | 2 | |||
36 | 19 | 597 | 1 | |||
6 | Ears — | 13 | 3 | 33 | 2 | |
4 | 3 | 29 | — | |||
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— | |||||
4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |||
13 | Orthopaedic— | |||||
27 | 32 | 15 | 1 | |||
94 | 25 | 21 | 2 | |||
123 | 51 | 72 | 8 | |||
14 | Nervous system— | |||||
2 | 3 | 4 | — | |||
12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||
15 | Psychological— | |||||
15 | 10 | 34 | 8 | |||
2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||
16 | Other | 641 | 92 | 5,755 | 389 |