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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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(d) Defects found by Periodic and Special Inspections during the year
DEFECT
CODE NO.
DEFECT OR DISEASE
PERIODIC INSPECTIONS
SPECIAL
INSPECTIONS
ENTRANTS
LEAVERS
OTHERS
TOTAL (ALL GROUPS)
TREATMENT
OBSERVATION
TREATMENT
OBSERVATION
TREATMENT
OBSERVATION
TREATMENT
OBSERVATION
TREATMENT
OBSERVATION
4
Skin
29
51
57
42
96
72
182
165
53
14
5
Eyes (a) Vision
158
154
282
42
340
174
780
370
108
14
(b) Squint
33
35
13
4
36
31
82
70
6
2
(c) Other
2
25
10
18
15
40
27
83
23
6
6
Ears (a) Hearing
21
55
9
8
36
75
66
138
107
13
(b) Otitis Media
10
81
3
9
17
75
30
165
5
1
(c) Other
7
31
7
6
11
25
25
62
13
8
7
Nose and Throat
74
253
27
30
60
59
161
342
75
20
8
Speech
44
74
1
5
40
54
85
133
47
4
9
Lymphatic Glands
8
125
—
11
4
94
12
230
6
18
10
Heart
5
74
7
40
8
55
20
169
3
5
11
Lungs
31
90
3
10
22
80
56
180
24
29
12
Developmental (a) Hernia
5
14
1
—
10
19
16
33
6
7
(b) Other
16
150
16
49
32
202
64
401
124
61
13
Orthopaedic (a) Posture
5
35
17
54
13
58
35
147
43
29
(b) Feet
28
133
5
19
30
129
63
281
49
10
(c) Other
27
83
9
24
27
76
63
183
49
18
14
Nervous System (a) Epilepsy
4
7
—
1
6
4
10
12
1
—
(b) Other
3
13
—
8
5
25
8
46
24
11
15
Psychological (a) Development
7
102
2
6
9
74
18
182
56
10
(b) Stability
10
204
4
15
38
196
52
415
78
32
16
Abdomen
—
13
1
4
4
33
5
50
21
20
17
Other
2
17
2
4
20
38
24
59
127
24