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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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(83)
| Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others 1 | Total | |||||||
| Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | |
| Skin | 6 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 6 (3) | 1 (-) | 35 | 14 | 95 | 27 |
| Eyes - | ||||||||||
| (a) Vision | 25 | 50 | 349 | 10 | 98 (81) | 41(14) | 472 | 101 | 178 | 9 |
| (b) Squint | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 (6) | 4 (2) | 32 | 13 | 8 | – |
| (c) Other | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 (-) | 3 (1) | 7 | 5 | 63 | 9 |
| Ears - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hearing | 10 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 9 (2) | 24 (13) | 25 | 80 | 37 | 1 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 (-) | 3(2) | 8 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
| (O Other | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 (2) | 3 (1) | 8 | 6 | 121 | 20 |
| Nose and Throat | 20 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 6 (2) | 25 (13) | 34 | 75 | 54 | 4 |
| Speech | 8 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 (2) | 9 (2) | 15 | 44 | 30 | 5 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 22 | - | 1 | - (-) | 18 (2) | 1 | 41 | 6 | - |
| Heart | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 (1) | 3 (-) | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| Lungs | 8 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 (1) | 6(2) | 12 | 30 | 26 | 1 |
| Developmental- | ||||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 5 | 6 | 1 | _ |
| (b) Other | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 7 | 20 | 28 | - |
| Orthopaedic- | ||||||||||
| (a) Posture | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 12 (5) | 12 (2) | 19 | 35 | 5 | • |
| (b) Feet | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 19 (9) | 11 (5) | 51 | 31 | 72 | 7 |
| (c) Other | 9 | 34 | 39 | 20 | 15 (5) | 20 (5) | 63 | 74 | 38 | 1 |
| Nervous System- | ||||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | – (–) | – (–) | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| (b) Other | 1 | 7 | 3 | – | – (–) | 4 (1) | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Psychological- | ||||||||||
| (a) Developmental | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 (2) | 9 (4) | 5 | 16 | 57 | 4 |
| (b) Stability | 4 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 5 (3) | 27 (17) | 14 | 74 | 106 | 32 |
| Abdomen | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Other | 7 | 11 | 2 | - | 6 (3) | 8 (5) | 15 | 19 | 407 | 81 |
* Numbers in brackets are those children who are already known, i.e. Total in column minus number in brackets equals
new cases found.