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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| 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 | 97 | – | 31 | – |
| 5 | Eyes — a. Vision | 640 | 8 | 178 | 1 |
| 32 | – | 9 | – | ||
| 43 | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Ears — a. Hearing | 15 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Media | 8 | – | 6 | – | |
| c. Other | 11 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 83 | 3 | 278 | – |
| 8 | Speech | 32 | 13 | 34 | 3 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | – | 40 | 2 |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 21 | – | 58 | – |
| 11 | Lungs | 40 | – | 93 | 1 |
| 12 | Developmental — | ||||
| a. Hernia | 5 | – | 8 | — | |
| 25 | 1 | 90 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic — | ||||
| 258 | 2 | 22 | – | ||
| 211 | 2 | 83 | — | ||
| 152 | 2 | 167 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Nervous system — | ||||
| o. Epilepsy | 4 | – | 6 | – | |
| – | – | 19 | – | ||
| 15 | Psychological — | ||||
| ment | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | |
| 39 | 20 | 61 | — | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | 12 | 2 | 17 | _ |
| 17 | Other | 113 | 14 | 111 | 5 |