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 Bexley]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1955.
Defect Code Defector Disease No. | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of defects | No. of defects | |||
Repairing 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 | 136 | 169 | 80 | 13 |
5. Eyes— | ||||
a. Vision | 422 | 534 | 64 | 15 |
b. Squint | 85 | 78 | 10 | 3 |
c. Other | 80 | 51 | 38 | 9 |
6. Ears— | ||||
a. Hearing | 37 | 275 | 37 | 64 |
b. Otitis media | 12 | 71 | 6 | 3 |
c. Other | 52 | 75 | 8 | 5 |
7. Nose or Throat | 121 | 583 | 99 | 69 |
8. Speech | 18 | 53 | 19 | 4 |
9. Cervical Glands | 11 | 286 | 4 | 7 |
10. Heart and | ||||
Circulation | 10 | 104 | 11 | 34 |
11. Lungs | 23 | 318 | 42 | 78 |
12. Developmental— | ||||
a. Hernia | 11 | 23 | — | 1 |
b. Other | 26 | 159 | 4 | 3 |
13. Orthopædic— | ||||
a. Posture | 89 | 163 | 2 | 4 |
b. Flat Foot | 132 | 203 | 10 | 5 |
c. Other | 73 | 419 | 35 | 28 |
14. Nervous System— | ||||
a. Epilepsy | 6 | 25 | 2 | 14 |
b. Other | 4 | 34 | 14 | 22 |
15. Psychological— | ||||
a. Development | 5 | 79 | 31 | 103 |
b. Stability | 12 | 321 | 90 | 77 |
16. Other | 48 | 157 | 174 | 176 |