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 Bromley]
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Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Total (including all other age groups inspected) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | ||||||
Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
4 | Skin | 3 | _ | 1 | 4 | ||
5 | Eyes—(a) Vision | 18 | 185 | 9 | 17 | 128 | 415 |
(b) Squint | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |
(c) Other | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | |
6 | Ears—(a) Hearing | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 |
(b) Otitis Media | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
(c) Other | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
7 | Nose and Throat | 19 | 49 | — | 2 | 26 | 77 |
8 | Speech | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 | 8 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Heart | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
11 | Lungs | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 |
12 | Developmental— | ||||||
(a) Hernia | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | |
(b) Other | 9 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 118 | |
13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||||
(a) Posture | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 33 | 157 | |
(b) Feet | 7 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 108 | |
(c) Other | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
14 | Nervous System— | ||||||
(a) Epilepsy | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
(b) Other | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
15 | Psychological— | ||||||
(a) Development | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
(b) Stability | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
16 | Abdomen | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
17 | Other | 0 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 131 |