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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
Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year
Ended 31st December, 1956.
Note.—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return,
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease (1) | Number of Defects Requiring Treatment | Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodic Inspection (2) | Special Inspection (3) | Periodic Inspection (4) | Special Inspection (5) | ||
| 4 | Skin | 137 | 1 | 43 | - |
| 5 | Eyes— a. Vision | 702 | 3 | 285 | — |
| 70 | 1 | 20 | — | ||
| 48 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Ears— a. Hearing | 38 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | - | ||
| 5 | — | 8 | — | ||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 252 | 3 | 416 | 3 |
| 8 | Speech | 43 | 33 | 52 | 9 |
| 0 | Cervical Glands | 8 | — | 156 | 2 |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 81 | 1 | 157 | 1 |
| 11 | Lungs | 137 | 5 | 205 | 3 |
| 12 | Developmental— | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 84 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||
| 298 | 4 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 396 | 11 | 70 | 1 | ||
| c. Other | 300 | 4 | 163 | 13 | |
| 14 | Nervous system— | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Psychological— | ||||
| 3 | 7 | - | |||
| 37 | 35 | 75 | 16 | ||
| 10 | Abdomen | 12 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| 17 | Other | 156 | 45 | 74 | 46 |