London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Walthamstow 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Periodic Inspections | Totals | Special Inspections | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | ||||||||||
| Treatm't | Obs: | Treatm't | Obs: | Treatm't | Obs: | Treatm't | Obs: | Treatm't | Obs: | |||
| Skin | 30 | 22 | 74 | 67 | 104 | 50 | 208 | 139 | 33 | (ii) Defects found at medical inspections- | ||
| Eyes - (a) Vision | 61 | 48 | 290 | 57 | 361 | 77 | 712 | 182 | 69 | 7 | ||
| (b) Squint | 37 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 15 | 91 | 34 | 6 | - | ||
| (c) Other | 14 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 39 | 56 | 68 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Ears - (a) Hearing | 19 | 52 | 4 | 69 | 15 | 76 | 38 | 197 | 14 | 12 | ||
| (b) Otitis Media | 6 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 60 | 8 | - | ||
| (c) Other | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | 15 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Nose and Throat | 58 | 85 | 19 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 120 | 168 | 54 | 26 | ||
| Speech | 36 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 82 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Lymphatic Glands | 4 | 67 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 131 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Heart | 7 | 60 | 5 | 39 | 3 | 52 | 15 | 151 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Lungs | 24 | 38 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 49 | 64 | 120 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Developmental- | (a) Hernia | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | - | - | |
| (b) Other | 12 | 50 | 23 | 110 | 56 | 105 | 91 | 265 | 15 | 23 | ||
| Orthopaedic- | (a) Posture | - | 39 | 14 | 133 | 36 | 175 | 50 | 347 | 5 | - | |
| (b) Feet | 22 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 41 | 51 | 80 | 5 | 1 | ||
| (c) Other | 16 | 59 | 22 | 46 | 30 | 71 | 68 | 176 | 19 | 7 | ||
| Nervous System | (a) Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - | - | |
| (b) Other | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Psychological- | (a) Development | 7 | 29 | - | 14 | 11 | 39 | 18 | 82 | 7 | 1 | |
| (b) Stability | 8 | 76 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 75 | 19 | 171 | 20 | 30 | ||
| Abdomen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Other | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 114 | 58 | ||