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]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE II.
A.- RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1962.
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 | 64 | — | 23 | - |
| 5 | Eyes — a. Vision | 609 | 1 | 104 | 1 |
| 39 | - | 6 | - | ||
| c. Other | 27 | - | 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | Ears — a. Hearing | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| 6. Otitis | |||||
| Media | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
| 7 | - | 3 | - | ||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 53 | 2 | 77 | - |
| 8 | Speech | 22 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 3 | - | 17 | - |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 13 | - | 25 | - |
| 11 | Lungs | 50 | - | 64 | - |
| 12 | Developmental — | ||||
| 5 | — | 1 | - | ||
| 31 | - | 66 | - | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic — | ||||
| 88 | - | 18 | 1 | ||
| 87 | 1 | 28 | - | ||
| 90 | - | 74 | - | ||
| 14 | Nervous system — | ||||
| 6 | - | 6 | — | ||
| 7 | - | 9 | |||
| 15 | Psychological — | ||||
| a. Develop ment | 14 | - | 15 | - | |
| 23 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Abdomen | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| 17 | Other | 47 | 27 | 42 | 15 |