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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Defects found by Medical Inspection
| 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 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 92 | 22 | 30 | 29 | |
| 5 | Eyes: | (a) vision | 46 | 26 | 140 | 20 | 196 | 44 | 382 | 90 | 25 | 17 |
| (b) Squint | 22 | 6 | 8 | — | 28 | 10 | 58 | 16 | 4 | — | ||
| (c) other | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Ears: | (a) hearing | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 34 | 16 | 34 |
| (b) otitis media | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 7 | ||
| (c) other | 18 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 11 | 1 | - | ||
| 7 | Nose and throat | 69 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 103 | 73 | 23 | 13 | |
| 8 | Speech | 15 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 25 | |
| 9 | Lymphatic glands | 28 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | |
| 10 | Heart | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 20 | |
| 11 | Lungs | 15 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 15 | 21 | |
| 12 | Deveopmental: | (a) hernia | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| (b) other | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 2 | — | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic: | (a) posture | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| (b) feet | 30 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 68 | 43 | 7 | 10 | ||
| (c) other | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 37 | ||
| 14 | Nervous system: | (a) epilepsy | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| (b) other | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 15 | Psychological: | |||||||||||
| (a) development | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 6 | ||
| (b) stability | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | ||
| 17 | Other | 13 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 89 | 253 | |
Treatment of Pupils
Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
| Category | No. of cases dealt with by | |
|---|---|---|
| Minor ailment clinics | Ophthalmic clinic | |
| External and other (excluding errors of refraction and squint) | 275 | 593 |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | — | 1,075 |
| No. of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | — | 540 |