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 | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENTRANTS | LEAVERS | O TH ERS | TOTAL (ALL GROUPS) | ||||||||||
| TREATMENT | OBSERVAT1ON | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | TREATMENT | OBSERVATION | ||||
| 4 | Skin | 47 | 86 | 33 | 24 | 42 | 52 | 122 | 162 | 108 | 80 | ||
| 5 | Eyes | (a) Vision | 142 | 135 | 209 | 29 | 202 | 87 | 553 | 251 | 97 | 50 | |
| (b) Squint | 41 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 3 | 1 | |||
| (c) Other | 12 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Ears | (a) Hearing | 39 | 80 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 85 | 67 | 181 | 57 | 38 | |
| (b) Otitis Media | 15 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 132 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | (c) Other | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 20 | ||
| Nose and Throat | 65 | 276 | 13 | 37 | 28 | 113 | 106 | 426 | 37 | 49 | |||
| 8 | Speech | 38 | 145 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 62 | 184 | 25 | 17 | ||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 69 | - | 4 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 110 | - | 3 | ||
| 10 | Heart | 11 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 99 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Lungs | 27 | 100 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 51 | 168 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 12 | Developmenal | (a) Hernia | 3 | 26 | - | - | 2 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 7 | |
| (b) Other | 11 | 193 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 101 | 38 | 325 | 26 | 46 | |||
| 13 | Orthopaedic | (a) Posture | 2 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 51 | 18 | 97 | 3 | 5 | |
| (b) Feet | 44 | 122 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 85 | 90 | 234 | 18 | 10 | |||
| (c) Other | 21 | 93 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 156 | 44 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Nervous System | (a) Epilepsy | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 5 | |
| (b) Other | 2 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 7 | |||
| 15 | Psychological | (a) Development | 7 | 80 | - | 10 | 7 | 57 | 14 | 147 | 20 | 23 | |
| (b) Stability | 20 | 247 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 198 | 45 | 476 | 24 | 51 | |||
| 16 | Abdomen | 5 | 17 | • | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Other | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 52 | 91 | 51 | ||