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 Found by Medical Inspection in the Year
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | A. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | B. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | |||||||||
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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 | 21 | 40 | 101 | 89 | 109 | 130 | 231 | 259 | 45 | 7 | ||
5. Eyes— | ||||||||||||
a. Vision | 68 | 74 | 254 | 69 | 412 | 186 | 734 | 329 | 44 | 17 | ||
b. Squint | 16 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 68 | 60 | 2 | - | ||
c. Other | 5 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 64 | 48 | 94 | 85 | 4 | 13 | ||
6. Ears— | ||||||||||||
a. Hearing | 6 | 78 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 126 | 26 | 238 | 36 | 101 | ||
b. Ottis media | 5 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 89 | 3 | 7 | ||
c. Other | 11 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 67 | 41 | 95 | 68 | 4 | 1 | ||
7. Nose and Throat | 25 | 234 | 14 | 76 | 35 | 360 | 74 | 670 | 45 | 23 | ||
8. Speech | 8 | 38 | 1 | 1 6 | 9 | 63 | 18 | 117 | 13 | 11 | ||
9. Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 152 | 38 | 3 | 258 | 6 | 448 | — | 3 | |||
10. Heart | 2 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 59 | 6 | 96 | 6 | 26 | ||
11. Lungs | 6 | 63 | 10 | 68 | 14 | 150 | 30 | 281 | 11 | 44 | ||
12. Developmental— | ||||||||||||
a. Hernia | 1 | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 1 | ||
b. Other | 1 | 40 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 95 | 1 6 | 150 | 4 | 25 | ||
13. Orthopaedic— | ||||||||||||
a. Posture | 2 | 17 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 134 | 67 | 202 | - | 4 | ||
b. Feet | 13 | 69 | 11 | 63 | 53 | 185 | 77 | 317 | 20 | 5 | ||
c. Other | 7 | 65 | 16 | 1 81 | 47 | 280 | 70 | 526 | 2 | 32 | ||
14. Nervous System— | ||||||||||||
a. Epilepsy | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 6 | — | 4 | ||
b. Other | — | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 5 | ||
15. Psychological— a. Development | — | 16 | — | 15 | — | 69 | — | 100 | 34 | 73 | ||
b. Stability | — | 76 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 251 | 6 | 367 | 46 | 74 | ||
16. Abdomen | 3 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 79 | 7 | 114 | 7 | 16 | ||
17. Other | 5 | 34 | 23 | 100 | 33 | 178 | 61 | 312 | 70 | 78 |