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 Willesden]
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Table 75
Defects Found by Medical Inspection
Defect or disease | Periodic inspections | Special inspections | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | |||||||
* | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) |
Skin | 14 | 45 | 38 | 81 | 42 | 79 | 92 | 205 | 255 | 40 |
Eyes (a) Vision | 10 | 37 | 136 | 132 | 280 | 318 | 426 | 485 | 22 | 14 |
(b) Squint | 18 | 37 | — | 20 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 97 | 3 | 3 |
(c) Other | 11 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 34 | 60 | 51 | 38 |
Ears (a) Hearing | 4 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 53 | 18 | 98 | 75 | 9 |
(b) Otitis media | 6 | 59 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 109 | — | 9 |
(c) Other | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 29 |
Nose and throat | 48 | 274 | 8 | 37 | 50 | 150 | 106 | 461 | 44 | 30 |
Speech | 21 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 100 | 69 | 8 |
Lymphatic glands | 3 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 11 | 131 | 5 | — |
Heart | 3 | 28 | — | 21 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 93 | — | 1 |
Lungs | 6 | 140 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 74 | 18 | 249 | 17 | 7 |
Developmental (a) Hernia | 3 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 24 | — | 2 |
(b) Other | 4 | 67 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 124 | 22 | 215 | 2 | 1 |
Orthopaedic (a) Posture | 3 | 37 | 24 | 68 | 52 | 110 | 79 | 215 | 7 | 3 |
(b) Feet | 14 | 56 | 53 | 74 | 56 | 108 | 123 | 238 | 2 | 3 |
(c) Other | 9 | 46 | 32 | 42 | 28 | 83 | 69 | 171 | 30 | 33 |
Nervous system (a) Epilepsy | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 9 | 1 | 17 | — | 3 |
(b) Other | 1 | 15 | — | 4 | — | 16 | 1 | 35 | — | 2 |
Psychological (a) Development | — | 29 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 68 | 10 | 114 | 2 | 11 |
(b) Stability | 2 | 107 | 1 | 102 | — | 212 | 3 | 421 | 6 | 12 |
Abdomen | 2 | 14 | 1 | 15 | — | 42 | 3 | 71 | 2 | 1 |
Other | 195 | 46 | 136 | 51 | 300 | 147 | 631 | 244 | 355 | 41 |
Totals | 379 | 1,263 | 461 | 799 | 908 | 1,830 | 1,746 | 3,886 | 973 | 300 |
* (a) Requiring treatment (b) Requiring observation. |