[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley] page 65

Bexley 1953

[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, 1953.

Defect Code Defect or Disease No.	PERIODIC INSPECTIONS		SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
	No. of defects		No. of defects
	Reqairing 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	272	153	138	16
5. Eyes—
a. Vision	477	399	70	3
b. Squint	57	70	10	3
c. Other	94	63	51	5
6. Ears—
a. Hearing	32	161	20	11
b. Otitis media	14	99	10	9
c. Other	121	63	15	7
7. Nose or Throat	203	675	133	67
8. Speech	19	43	18	6
9. Cervical Glands	17	286	5	15
10. Heart andCirculation	14	140	18	35
1. Lungs	23	421	84	110
2. Developmental— a. Hernia	10	24	2	–
b. Other	55	198	4	2
.3. Orthopaedic— a. Posture	386	117	6	1
b. Flat Foot	471	172	13	1
c. Other	265	311	50	28
14. Nervous System-a. Epilepsy	7	17	4	6
b. Other	8	67	2	15
5. Psychological— a. Development	4	46	–	7
b. Stability	17	237	103	33
6. Other	2	4	245	350