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 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 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 58 | 41 | 365 | 13 | |
5 | Eyes: | |||||||||||
(a) vision | 49 | 48 | 102 | 26 | 186 | 47 | 337 | 121 | 66 | 62 | ||
(b) squint | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 4 | - | ||
(c) other | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 10 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 6 | ||
6 | Ears: | |||||||||||
(a) hearing | 23 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 56 | ||
(b) otitis media | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 4 | ||
(c) other | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - | - | ||
7 | Nose and throat | 77 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 117 | 73 | 21 | 4 | |
8 | Speech | 42 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 54 | 20 | 27 | 5 | |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 26 | 14 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | - | 1 | |
10 | Heart | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 3 | |
11 | Lungs | 15 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 42 | 33 | - | 10 | |
12 | Developmental: | |||||||||||
(a) hernia | 1 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | - | ||
(b) other | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 75 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic: | |||||||||||
(a) posture | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 3 | ||
(b) feet | 29 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 91 | 50 | 4 | 1 | ||
(c) other | 10 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 72 | 9 | ||
14 | Nervous system: | |||||||||||
(a) epilepsy | 6 | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
(b) other | 2 | 7 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | ||
15 | Psychological: | |||||||||||
(a) development | 7 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 44 | 35 | 8 | 7 | ||
(b) stability | 9 | 24 | 1 | - | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 7 | ||
16 | Abdomen | 6 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | - | - | |
17 | Other | 50 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 63 | 10 | 153 | 20 | 285 | 259 |