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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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PART 2
TABLE A. - RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION 1963
| Defect CodeNo. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||||
| Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observa tion | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| 4 | SKIN | 11 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 27 | 46 | 49 |
| 5 | EYES - | ||||||||
| 133 | 163 | 136 | 38 | 280 | 201 | 549 | 402 | ||
| 28 | 9 | 5 | – | 19 | 6 | 52 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 6 | EARS - | ||||||||
| 42 | 106 | 14 | 2 | 61 | 36 | 117 | 144 | ||
| 3 | 25 | 1 | – | 3 | 7 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 7 | NOSE AND THROAT | 67 | 228 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 90 | 110 | 322 |
| 8 | SPEECH | 26 | 56 | – | 1 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 67 |
| 9 | LYMPHATIC | 3 | 33 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | 45 |
| 10 | HEART | 10 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 59 |
| 11 | LUNGS | 19 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 103 |
| 12 | DEVELOPMENTAL - | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 89 | 57 | 151 | ||
| 13 | ORTHOPAEDIC - | ||||||||
| 12 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 44 | 55 | 78 | 101 | ||
| 19 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 64 | 89 | ||
| 27 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 62 | 109 | ||
| 14 | NERVOUS SYSTEM - | ||||||||
| – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 5 | 12 | – | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 15 | PSYCHOLOGICAL - | ||||||||
| 4 | 11 | 1 | – | 5 | 9 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 17 | – | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 32 | ||
| 16 | ABDOMEN | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 8 |
| 17 | OTHER | 17 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 82 |