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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
Bexley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE II.
A. — Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the
Year ended 31st December, 1947.
Defect
Code Defect or Disease
No.
PERIODIC
INSPECTIONS
SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
No. of defects
No. of defects
Requiring
treatment
2
Requiring
to be kept
under
observation,
but not
requiring
treatment
3
Requiring
treatment
4
Requiring
to be kept
under
observation,
but not
requiring
treatment
5
4. Skin
72
52
279
17
5. Eyes—a. Vision
232
102
78
9
b. Squint
39
46
16
—
c. Other
59
24
150
10
6. Ears—a. Hearing
13
34
22
—
b. Otitis
Media
16
22
84
—
c. Other
17
41
20
5
7. Nose or Throat
193
755
311
58
8. Speech
9
16
6
—
9. Cervical Glands
13
251
24
13
10. Heart and
Circulation
28
130
68
13
11. Lungs
16
98
129
73
12. Developmental—
a. Hernia
4
2
26
15
b. Other
—
—
1
1
13. Orthopaedic—
a. Posture
42
29
4
—
b. Flat foot
96
14
6
1
c. Other
148
257
91
12
14. Nervous system—
a. Epilepsy
—
6
4
1
b. Other
5
16
73
7
15. Psychological—
a. Development
4
14
30
16
b. Stability
4
21
32
14
16. Other
60
166
291
272
68