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 Croydon]
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Table II.
A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | 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 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
5 | Eyes— (a) Vision | 545 | 19 | 53 | — |
68 | 15 | 1 | 3 | ||
(c) Other | 9 | 3 | —_ | —_ | |
6 | Ears— (a) Hearing | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
(6) Otitis Media | 10 | 3 | 1 | —_ | |
(c) Other | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | Nose or Throat | 518 | 329 | 59 | 19 |
8 | Speech | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 |
9 | Cervical Glands | 2 | 7 | 1 | — |
10 | Heart and Circulation | 56 | 46 | 9 | 5 |
11 | Lungs | 55 | 86 | 4 | 1 |
12 | Developmental— (a) Hernia | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||
298 | 32 | 13 | 3 | ||
(b) Flat foot | 166 | 55 | 20 | 3 | |
(c) Other | 137 | 48 | 11 | 6 | |
14 | Nervous System— | ||||
(a) Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
3 | 11 | — | —_ | ||
15 | Psychological— | ||||
(a) Development | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
(ft) Stability | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
16 | Other | 92 | 72 | 20 | 7 |
* These figures refer to Special Inspection in school only.