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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
Leyton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR
| Defect or Disease | Entrants | Periodic Inspections | Total | Special Inspections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavers | Others * | |||||||||
| Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | |
| Skin | 9 | 43 | 3 | 25 (14) | 13 (6) | 78 | 25 | 119 | 64 | |
| Eyes - | ||||||||||
| (a) Vision | 53 | 37 | 256 | 155 (117) | 48 (23) | 464 | 105 | 285 | 7 | |
| (b) Squint | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 (9) | 4 (3) | 38 | 14 | 1 | |
| (c) Other | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | 9 | 57 | 12 | |
| Ears - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hearing | 10 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 4 (3) | 39 (27) | 17 | 95 | 235 | 7 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 13 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 5 (3) | 25 (17) | 23 | 51 | 17 | |
| (c) Other | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 (2) | 39 | 49 | ||||
| Nose and Throat | 29 | 70 | 16 (9) | 30 (14) | 56 | 48 | 7 | |||
| Speech | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 (5) | 5 (4) | 25 | 59 | 3 | ||
| lymphatic Glands | - | 39 | 2 | - (-) | 7 (1) | 48 | 1 | |||
| Heart | 1 | 8 (5) | 5 | 40 | 1 | |||||
| Lungs | 33 | 9 | 5 (3) | 27 (21) | 30 | 78 | 48 | |||
| Developmental - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hernia | - | 1 | 1 (-) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| (b) Other | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 (5) | 24 (11) | 19 | 43 | 45 | ||
| Orthopaedic - | ||||||||||
| (a) Posture | 5 | 17 (6) | 23 (7) | 38 | 54 | |||||
| (b) Feet | 19 | 27 | 5 | 15 (7) | 55 | 47 | 87 | |||
| (c) Other | 7 | 31 | 30 | 23 (10) | 67 | 37 | 6 | |||
| Nervous System - | ||||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - (-) | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | |
| (b) Other | - | 1 | 1 (-) | 10 (4) | 3 | 13 | 25 | |||
| Psychological - | ||||||||||
| (a) Developmental | - | 7 | 1 | 17 (5) | 3 | 50 | 7 | |||
| (b) Stability | 7 | 57 | 4 | 14 | 22 (15) | 38 (18) | 33 | 109 | 110 | 32 |
| Abdomen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 (4) | 3 (2) | 9 | 6 | 24 | 3 | |
| Other | - | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 (4) | 17 | 19 | 152 | ||
* Numbers in brackets are those children who are already known, i.e. Total in column minus number in
brackets equals new cases found.