Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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DEFECT OR DISEASE | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||
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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 |