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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PART II.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year
Defect Defect Code or No. Disease | A. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | B. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | TOTAL | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | |||||
Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | |||
4. Skin | 14 | 27 | 68 | 37 | 70 | 76 | 152 | 140 | 47 | 9 |
5. Eyes— | ||||||||||
a. Vision | 67 | 91 | 99 | 115 | 288 | 238 | 454 | 444 | 67 | 18 |
b. Squint | 36 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 91 | 72 | 11 | 3 |
c. Other | 7 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 53 | 57 | 89 | 18 | 4 |
6. Ears— | ||||||||||
a. Hearing | 25 | 114 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 145 | 45 | 293 | 47 | 85 |
b. Otitis media | 3 | 22 | 1 | 9 | – | 32 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 10 |
c. Other | 2 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 65 | 4 | 5 |
7. Nose and Throat | 48 | 293 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 233 | 109 | 562 | 52 | 50 |
8. Speech | 11 | 40 | – | 8 | 15 | 38 | 26 | 86 | 20 | 11 |
9. Lymphatic Glands | 9 | 89 | – | 8 | 2 | 108 | 11 | 205 | 6 | 6 |
10. Heart | 5 | 33 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 103 | 4 | 22 |
11. Lungs | 13 | 131 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 142 | 23 | 305 | 23 | 68 |
12. Developmental— | ||||||||||
a. Hernia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 2 | – |
b. Other | 3 | 14 | – | 9 | 13 | 61 | 16 | 84 | 1 | 2 |
13. Orhopædic— | ||||||||||
a. Posture | 10 | 26 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 83 | 42 | 144 | 1 | 3 |
b. Feet | 35 | 101 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 171 | 60 | 303 | 26 | 6 |
c. Other | 12 | 53 | 9 | 93 | 18 | 182 | 39 | 328 | 27 | 20 |
14. Nervous System— | ||||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 16 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 11 |
b. Other | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 14 |
15. Psychological— | ||||||||||
a. Development | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 71 | 52 | 44 | |
b. Stability | – | 76 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 219 | 11 | 318 | 98 | 100 |
16. Abdomen | 8 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 13 | 81 | 10 | 16 |
17. Other | 3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 60 | 33 | 88 | 66 | 79 |