London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Ealing 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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TABLE II.

A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTIONS

Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionSpecial Inspections
No. of defectsNo. of defects
Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Skin387126982
Eyes—
(a) Vision20731529
(6) Squint341276
(c) Other8530843
Ears—
(a) Hearing84362
(6) Otitis Media35442
(c) Other101020116 .
Nose or Throat112344453145
Speech583614
Cervical Glands4231618
Heart and Circulation261827
Lungs18937349
Developmental—
(a) Hernia294
(6) Other6254416
Orthopaedic—
(a) Posture12346
(b) Flat foot3432397
(c) Other50479530
Nervous system—
(a) Epilepsy941
(6) Other15202932
Psychological—
(a) Development
(b) Stability
Other40120767255