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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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 | 47 | - | 84 | - | |
5 | Eyes — | 366 | - | 248 | - | |
40 | - | 11 | — | |||
26 | - | 15 | - | |||
6 | Ears — | 42 | — | 63 | - | |
3 | - | 11 | - | |||
3 | - | 7 | - | |||
7 | Nose or Throat | 112 | - | 190 | - | |
8 | Speech | 32 | 5 | 20 | - | |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | - | 46 | - | |
10 | Heart and Circulation | 14 | - | 102 | - | |
11 | Lungs | 24 | - | 144 | - | |
12 | Developmental— | |||||
8 | — | 19 | - | |||
18 | 1 | 102 | - | |||
13 | Orthopaedic — | |||||
a. Posture | 51 | - | 40 | - | ||
130 | 1 | 93 | - | |||
c. Other | 77 | - | 188 | - | ||
14 | Nervous system — | |||||
a. Epilepsy | 1 | - | 3 | - | ||
5 | - | 18 | - | |||
15 | Psychological — | |||||
a. Development | 2 | - | 13 | - | ||
16 | 11 | 46 | - | |||
16 | Abdomen | 2 | - | 13 | - | |
17 | Other | 59 | — | 190 | 2 |