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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| DEFECT OR DISEASE | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENTRANTS | LEAVERS | OTHERS | TOTAL | |||||||
| TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVA-TlON | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | |
| Skin | 10 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 100 | 23 |
| Eyes- | ||||||||||
| (a) Vision | 42 | 94 | 243 | 37 | 127 | 41 | 412 | 172 | 163 | 2 |
| (b) Squint | 20 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| (c) Other | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | 48 | 15 |
| Ears- | ||||||||||
| (a) Hearing | 8 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 43 | 6 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 3 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 2 |
| (c) Other | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| Nose and Throat | 26 | 62 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 89 | 27 | 4 |
| Speech | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 2 |
| Lymphatic Glands | - | 51 | - | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 5 | - |
| Heart | - | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 | 4 | 22 | 2 | - |
| Lungs | 8 | - | 4 | - | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 7 |
| Developmental- | ||||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 3 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - |
| (b) Other | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 2 |
| Orthopaedic- | ||||||||||
| (a) Posture | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 3 | - |
| (b) Feet | 22 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 54 | 32 | 54 | 9 |
| (c) Other | 14 | 38 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 68 | 15 | 4 |
| Nervous System- | ||||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| (b) Other | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Psychological- | ||||||||||
| (a) Developmental | - | 19 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 57 | 40 | - |
| (b) Stability | 4 | 49 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 53 | 23 | 119 | 107 | 29 |
| Abdomen | - | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| Other | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 364 | 51 |