London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
This page requires JavaScript
NOTE. - All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the datp of the inspection.
| 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 | 135 | - | 45 | 1 |
| 5 | Eyes — a. Vision | 789 | 7 | 296 | - |
| 64 | - | 11 | - | ||
| 30 | - | 10 | - | ||
| 6 | Ears — a. Hearing | 13 | 3 | 45 | 1 |
| 8 | - | 17 | - | ||
| 7 | - | 13 | - | ||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 139 | 2 | 368 | 1 |
| 8 | Speech | 28 | 8 | 38 | - |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | - | - | 60 | 1 |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 17 | 1 | 79 | 1 |
| 11 | Lungs | 70 | 3 | 139 | - |
| 12 | Developmental — | ||||
| a. Hernia | 5 | — | 13 | — | |
| 23 | - | 87 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic — | ||||
| 323 | 2 | 45 | - | ||
| A. Flat foot | 215 | 2 | 88 | 1 | |
| 170 | 4 | 103 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Nervous system — | ||||
| 2 | — | 7 | — | ||
| 8 | - | 21 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Psychological — | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 55 | 7 | 108 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | 9 | — | 34 | — |
| 17 | Other | 72 | 17 | 130 | 12 |