London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Dagenham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Details of the defects found at these medical inspections are set out below:—
| Defect Code No. | Defect or disease | Periodic Inspections | Special inspections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total (all groups) | ||||||||
| Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | ||
| 4 | Skin | 3 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 15 | 60 | 22 |
| 5 | Eyes: (a) vision | 15 | 19 | 101 | 21 | 86 | 41 | 202 | 81 | 25 | 16 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 3 | ||
| (c) other | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 18 | |
| 6 | Ears: (a) hearing | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
| (b) otitis media | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |
| (c) other | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| 7 | Nose and throat | 56 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 87 | 86 | 31 | 24 |
| 8 | Speech | 10 | 23 | — | 2 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 13 |
| 9 | Lymphatic glands | 26 | 16 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Heart | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 23 | 48 | 8 | 20 |
| 11 | Lungs | 8 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 57 | 16 | 28 |
| 12 | Developmental (a) hernia | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 23 | — | 3 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic (a) posture | - | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 24 | - | 4 |
| (b) feet | 12 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 61 | 42 | ||
| 14 | Nervous system (a) epilepsy | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) other | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| 15 | Psychological | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 10 |
| (b) stability | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 10 | |
| 16 | Abdomen | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 17 | Other | 27 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 81 | 11 | 143 | 325 |