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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st december, 1949
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 145 | 26 |
| 5 | Eyes—a. Vision | 90 | 20 | 12 | 36 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 43 | 14 | ||
| 6 | Ears—a. Hearing | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | 42 | — | ||
| 2 | 46 | 51 | |||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 53 | 64 | 46 | 94 |
| 8 | Speech | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | Cervical Glands | 1 | 17 | — | 10 |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 2 | 13 | - | 7 |
| 11 | Lungs .. | 7 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Developmental— | ||||
| 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| -— | - | 2 | - | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||
| 6 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 8 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 51 | 59 | ||
| 14 | Nervous system— | ||||
| — | 1 | 1 | _ | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 15 | Psychological— | ||||
| — | — | 2 | — | ||
| 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Other | 20 | 25 | 119 | 213 |