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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 1963
[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 | OBSERVATl ON | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVAT 1 ON | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | |
| Skin | 4 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 2 | - | 27 | 42 | 60 | 20 |
| Eyes - | ||||||||||
| (a) Vision | 35 | 90 | 278 | 73 | 26 | 36 | 339 | 199 | 92 | 3 |
| (b) Squint | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | |
| (c) Other | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 5 |
| Ears - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hearing | 5 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 94 | 4 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 3 | 23 | 8 | 10 | - | 2 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 4 |
| (c) Other | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 2 |
| Nose and Throat | 17 | 128 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 154 | 32 | - |
| Speech | 8 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 18 | - |
| Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 53 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 2 |
| Heart | 3 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 4 | - |
| Lungs | 2 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 19 | 6 |
| Developmental - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| (b) Other | 8 | 31 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 82 | 23 | 1 |
| Orthopaedic - | ||||||||||
| (a) Posture | 3 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 2 | 2 |
| (b) Feet | 11 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 50 | 7 |
| (c) Other | 13 | 50 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 85 | 20 | 4 |
| Nervous System - | ||||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | |
| (b) Other | 3 | 15 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | |
| Psychological - | ||||||||||
| (a) Developmental | 2 | 57 | 3 | 7 | - | 9 | 5 | 73 | 57 | 13 |
| (b) Stability | 2 | 62 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 98 | 102 | 34 |
| Abdomen | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 9 | 9 | 314 | 32 |