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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DEFECT CODE NO. | DEFECT OR DISEASE | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | SPEClAL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||
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ENTRANTS | LEAVERS | OTHERS | TOTAL (ALL GROUPS) | ||||||||
TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVA-TION | TREAT-MENT | OBSERVA-TION | TREAT-MENT | OBSERVA-TION | ||
4 | Skin | 19 | 22 | 87 | 38 | 114 | 88 | 220 | 148 | 139 | 35 |
5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 99 | 50 | 293 | 50 | 454 | 106 | 846 | 206 | 96 | 53 |
(b) Squint | 22 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 77 | 55 | 6 | 3 | |
(c) Other | 20 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 43 | 20 | 6 | |
6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 7 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 139 | 67 | 192 | 48 | 47 |
(b) Otitis Media | 4 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 84 | 32 | 129 | 5 | 7 | |
(c) Other | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 35 | 42 | 28 | 16 | |
7 | Nose and Throat | 38 | 167 | 17 | 39 | 98 | 276 | 153 | 482 | 38 | 34 |
8 | Speech | 21 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 83 | 67 | 142 | 15 | 8 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 96 | 10 | 138 | 5 | 8 |
10 | Heart | 9 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 112 | 25 | 152 | 3 | 2 |
11 | Lungs | 16 | 34 | 7 | 21 | 51 | 100 | 74 | 155 | 11 | 12 |
12 | Developmental (a) Hernia | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 2 | 1 |
(b) Other | 13 | 73 | 13 | 40 | 35 | 246 | 61 | 359 | 7 | 32 | |
13 | Orthopaedic (a) Posture | 3 | 18 | 6 | 41 | 16 | 59 | 25 | 118 | 5 | 2 |
(b) Feet | 28 | 73 | 16 | 48 | 88 | 153 | 132 | 274 | 16 | 8 | |
(c) Other | 8 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 47 | 111 | 83 | 155 | 34 | 14 | |
14 | Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
(b) Other | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 14 | 65 | 4 | 5 | |
15 | Psychological (a) Development — | 4 | 53 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 110 | 30 | 177 | 11 | 13 |
(b) Stability | 3 | 118 | 5 | 24 | 57 | 432 | 65 | 574 | 35 | 49 | |
16 | Abdomen | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 2 |
17 | Other | 6 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 17 | 70 | 126 | 61 |