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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 1951
[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, 1951.
| Defect Code Defect or Disease No. | 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 | 356 | 108 | 221 | 17 |
| 5. Eyes— | ||||
| a. Vision | 316 | 260 | 36 | 7 |
| b. Squint c. Other | 32 | 84 | 14 | 4 |
| 93 | 44 | 87 | 4 | |
| 6. Ears— | ||||
| a. Hearing | 50 | 77 | 21 | 5 |
| b. Otitis Media | 21 | 57 | 34 | 4 |
| c. Other | 38 | 18 | 58 | 5 |
| 7. Nose or Throat | 290 | 477 | 286 | 48 |
| 8. Speech | 9 | 47 | 15 | 6 |
| 9. Cervical Glands | 11 | 106 | 8 | 7 |
| 10. Heart and Circulation | 108 | 90 | 80 | 9 |
| 11. Lungs | 50 | 268 | 131 | 34 |
| 12. Developmental — | ||||
| a. Hernia | 3 | 19 | 4 | — |
| b. Other | 24 | 146 | 13 | 6 |
| 13. Orthopaedic— | ||||
| a. Posture | 118 | 151 | 21 | 7 |
| b. Flat-foot | 188 | 160 | 15 | 5 |
| c. Other | 121 | 262 | 66 | 11 |
| 14. Nervous system— | ||||
| a. Epilepsy | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| b. Other | 19 | 100 | 38 | 15 |
| 15. Psychological— | ||||
| a. Development | - | 29 | 5 | 5 |
| b. Stability | 19 | 177 | 45 | 18 |
| 16. Other | 143 | 157 | 231 | 32 |