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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
Finchley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TABLE II
A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection
in the year ended 31 st december, 1948
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of defects | No. of defects | ||||
| Requireing Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | Requireing Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| 4 | Skin | 7 | — | 134 | 14 |
| 5 | Eyes—a. Vision | 105 | 19 | 138 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | — | 1 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 6 | Ears—a. Hearing | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | — | 44 | 43 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 32 | 40 | ||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 21 | 43 | 39 | 109 |
| 8 | Speech | 19 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | Cervical Glands | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 7 | 5 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Lungs | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 |
| 12 | Developmental— | ||||
| 1 | — | — | — | ||
| — | 3 | — | — | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 5 | — | ||
| 14 | 6 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 8 | 58 | 23 | ||
| 14 | Nervous system— | ||||
| — | — | — | 1 | ||
| — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 15 | Psychological— | ||||
| — | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 3 | — | 3 | — | ||
| 16 | Other | 32 | 31 | 101 | 295 |