London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[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 | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others * | Total | |||||||
| Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | |
| Skin | 6 | 13 | 31 | 16 | 24 (8) | 10 (5) | 61 | 39 | 125 | 49 |
| Eyes | ||||||||||
| (a) Vision | 32 | 43 | 306 | 18 | 124 (80) | 64 (22) | 462 | 125 | 232 | 21 |
| (b) Squint | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 (8) | 2 (2) | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| (c) Other | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 12 | 6 | 54 | 13 |
| Ears - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hearing | 2 | 44 | 3 | 18 | 4 (1) | 36 (23) | 9 | 98 | 29 | 9 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 3 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 (4) | 13 (10) | 12 | 39 | 7 | 4 |
| (c) Other | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 (-) | 3 (21 | 8 | 12 | 119 | 20 |
| Nose and Throat | 16 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 11 (4) | 15 (4) | 37 | 72 | 48 | 16 |
| Speech | 12 | 20 | - | 2 | 3 (3) | 9 (3) | 15 | 31 | 19 | 3 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 18 | - | 3 | -(-) | 6 (-) | 1 | 27 | 17 | 2 |
| Heart | 2 | 7 | - | 8 | - (-) | 10 (5) | 2 | 25 | 4 | 3 |
| Lungs | 5 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 9 (5) | 17 (10) | 25 | 56 | 24 | 10 |
| Developmental - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 2 | 2 | - | _ | 1 (1) | -(-) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| (b) Other | 1 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 8 (4) | 14 (7) | 11 | 39 | 47 | 6 |
| Orthopaedic - | ||||||||||
| (a) Posture | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 (4) | 17 (5) | 27 | 42 | 5 | 4 |
| (b) Feet | 28 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 16 (5) | 17 (6) | 74 | 61 | 73 | 13 |
| (c) Other | 21 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 31 (15) | 40 (8) | 80 | 90 | 38 | 2 |
| Nervous System - | ||||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| (b) Other | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 (3) | 2 (1) | 6 | 8 | 24 | - |
| Psychological - | ||||||||||
| (a) Developmental | 1 | 12 | 2 | - | 4 (2) | 25 (17) | 7 | 37 | 46 | 7 |
| (b) Stability | 3 | 56 | 4 | 16 | 24 (15) | 47 (22) | 31 | 119 | 82 | 30 |
| Abdomen | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | -(-) | 4 (-) | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 (2) | 3 (-) | 12 | 15 | 493 | 141 |
* Numbers in brackets are those children who are already known, i.e. Total in column minus number in brackets equals
new cases found.