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 Ilford]
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TABLE II.
A. - RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1959.
NOTE. - All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Number of Defects Requiring Treatment | Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Periodic Inspection | Special Inspection | Periodic Inspection | Special Inspection | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
4 | Skin | 136 | - | 49 | - |
5 | Eyes - a. Vision | 951 | 2 | 283 | 1 |
b. Squint | 50 | - | 17 | - | |
c. Other | 41 | 2 | 25 | - | |
6 | Ears - a. Hearing | 36 | 1 | 32 | - |
b. Otitis Media | 15 | - | 11 | - | |
c. Other | 8 | - | 3 | - | |
7 | Nose or Throat | 119 | - | 425 | - |
8 | Speech | 50 | 7 | 45 | 2 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | - | 42 | - |
10 | Heart and Circulation | 34 | - | 80 | 1 |
11 | Lungs | 94 | - | 144 | 2 |
12 | Developmental - | ||||
a. Hernia | 13 | - | 11 | - | |
b. Other | 11 | - | 71 | - | |
13 | Orthopaedic - | ||||
a. Posture | 356 | - | 34 | 1 | |
4. Flat foot | 259 | - | 53 | - | |
c. Other | 314 | - | 164 | - | |
14 | Nervous system - | ||||
a. Epilepsy | 4 | - | 11 | - | |
b. Other | 11 | - | 16 | - | |
15 | Psychological - | ||||
a. Development | - | 4 | 15 | - | |
b. Stability | 69 | 1 | 99 | 1 | |
16 | Abdomen | 11 | - | 19 | - |
17 | Other | 101 | 8 | 135 | 3 |