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 III
A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect Code No. | DEFECT OR DISEASE | Periodic Inspections | TOTAL (including all other age groups inspected) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | ||||||
Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
4 | SKIN | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 16 |
5 | EYES- | ||||||
105 | 26 | 156 | 10 | 596 | 115 | ||
20 | 8 | - | - | 45 | 15 | ||
(c) Other | 5 | 3 | 7 | - | 27 | 5 | |
6 | EARS- | ||||||
5 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 46 | ||
5 | 13 | - | 7 | 9 | 33 | ||
4 | 5 | 4 | - | 13 | 9 | ||
7 | NOSE OR THROAT | 78 | 97 | 3 | 2 | 148 | 175 |
8 | SPEECH | 35 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 31 |
9 | CERVICAL GLANDS | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | 16 |
10 | HEART AND CIRCULATION | 5 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 87 |
11 | LUNGS | 25 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 99 |
12 | DEVELOPMENTAL- | ||||||
- | 6 | 2 | - | 3 | 9 | ||
5 | 10 | 6 | - | 27 | 38 | ||
13 | ORTHOPAEDIC- | ||||||
23 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 135 | 54 | ||
(b) Flat Foot | 21 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 96 | 108 | |
30 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 102 | 91 | ||
14 | NERVOUS SYSTEM- | ||||||
1 | 6 | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
1 | 8 | - | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
15 | PSYCHOLOGICAL- | ||||||
4 | 2 | - | 2 | 9 | 11 | ||
10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 24 | ||
16 | ABDOMEN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
17 | OTHER | 31 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 104 | 115 |