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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 1949
[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 the 31st December, 1949.
| Defect Code Defect or Disease No. 1 | 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 | 92 | 75 | 214 | 42 |
| 5. Eyes— | ||||
| a. Vision | 285 | 189 | 76 | 2 |
| b. squint | 22 | 65 | 8 | 1 |
| c. Other | 53 | 15 | 87 | _ |
| 6. Ears— | ||||
| a. Hearing | 71 | 26 | 32 | 5 |
| b. Otitis Media | 29 | 32 | 31 | 8 |
| c. Other | 10 | 20 | 34 | 7 |
| 7. Nose or Throat | 272 | 440 | 239 | 104 |
| 8. Speech | 10 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
| 9. Cervical Glands | 6 | 81 | 6 | 3 |
| 10. Heart and Circulation | 50 | 64 | 40 | 15 |
| 11. Lungs | 15 | 173 | 85 | 39 |
| 12. Developmental — | ||||
| a. Hernia | 5 | 5 | 25 | 2 |
| b. Other | 1 | 84 | 11 | 9 |
| 13. Orthopaedic— | ||||
| a. Posture | 58 | 61 | 12 | 3 |
| b. Flat-foot | 149 | 67 | 16 | 6 |
| c. Other | 175 | 196 | 81 | 26 |
| 14. Nervous system— | ||||
| a. Epilepsy | _ | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| b. Other | 2 | 16 | 36 | 9 |
| 15. Psychological— | ||||
| a. Development | 1 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| b. Stability | 1 | 78 | 72 | 17 |
| 16. Other | 51 | 259 | 253 | 292 |