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 Waltham Forest]
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(g) Defects found by Periodic and Special Inspections during the year
DEFEC T CODE NO. | DEFECT OR DISEASE | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EN TRANTS | L EAVERS | OTHERS | TOTAL (ALL GROUPS) | ||||||||
TREAT-MEN T | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREAT-MEN T | OBSERVATION | TREAT-M EN T | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | ||
4 | Skin | 23 | 55 | 72 | 31 | 138 | 86 | 233 | 172 | 276 | 16 |
5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 122 | 64 | 329 | 54 | 742 | 231 | 1,193 | 349 | 116 | 31 |
(b) Squint | 18 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 68 | 26 | 102 | 45 | 2 | ||
(c) Other | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 63 | 22 | |
6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 31 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 77 | 143 | 114 | 190 | 61 | 47 |
(b) Otitis Media | 7 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 18 | 81 | 2 | ||
(c) Other | 14 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 56 | 76 | 50 | 14 | |
7 | Nose and Throat | 79 | 177 | 14 | 34 | 118 | 283 | 211 | 494 | 76 | 29 |
8 | Speech | 34 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 81 | 77 | 137 | 23 | 4 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | 5 | 57 | - | 8 | 7 | 81 | 12 | 146 | 4 | 8 |
10 | Heart | 17 | 31 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 75 | 35 | 127 | 1 | 10 |
11 | Lungs | 39 | 60 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 103 | 120 | 174 | 14 | 21 |
12 | Developmental (a) Hernia | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 20 | 55 | 1 | |
(b) Other | 16 | 97 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 275 | 81 | 418 | 22 | 13 | |
13 | Orthopaedic (a) Posture | - | 10 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 120 | 28 | 166 | 9 | 7 |
(b) Feet | 34 | 130 | 14 | 21 | 102 | 172 | 150 | 323 | 40 | 9 | |
(c) Other | 10 | 45 | 23 | 37 | 62 | 127 | 95 | 209 | 42 | 18 | |
14 | Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
(b) Other | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 6 | |
15 | Psychological (a) Development | 5 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 122 | 23 | 171 | 19 | 25 |
(b) Stability | 6 | 169 | 7 | 40 | 52 | 327 | 65 | 536 | 42 | 66 | |
16 | Abdomen | 7 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 22 | 74 | 14 | 18 |
17 | Other | 3 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 86 | 37 | 117 | 351 | 73 |