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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 1964
[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 DlSEASE | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECI AL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENTRANTS | LEAVERS | OTHERS | TOTAL | |||||||
| TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | |
| Skin | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 61 | 40 |
| Eyes - | ||||||||||
| (a) Vision | 47 | 71 | 207 | 27 | 65 | 22 | 319 | 120 | 137 | 7 |
| (b) Squint | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 1 | - |
| (c) Other | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 2 |
| Ears - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hearing | 6 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 127 | 8 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 7 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 70 | 3 | - |
| (c) Other | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | a | 4 | 12 | 21 | 5 |
| Nose and Throat | 19 | 158 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 206 | 39 | 5 |
| Speech | 15 | 25 | _ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 1 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 83 | - | 3 | _ | 16 | 3 | 102 | 5 | 1 |
| Heart | 3 | 32 | - | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 2 | - |
| Lungs | 3 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 17 | 2 |
| Developmental - | ||||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 3 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - | - |
| (b) Other | 5 | 87 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 109 | 12 | - |
| Orthopaedic - | ||||||||||
| (a) Posture | 1 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 3 | - |
| (b) Feet | 24 | 70 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 88 | 42 | 1 |
| (c) Other | 13 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 56 | 26 | 2 |
| Nervous System - | ||||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | - |
| (b) Other | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 2 | |
| Psychological - | ||||||||||
| (a) Developmental | 3 | 54 | - | 3 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 88 | 69 | 4 |
| (b) Stability | 8 | 106 | - | 25 | 24 | 59 | 32 | 190 | 66 | 16 |
| Abdomen | - | 8 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
| Other | 7 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 343 | 63 |