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 Richmond]
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Table IV.
Defects found by medical inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1966. TABLE A.—PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.
Defect code number | Defect or disease | Periodic inspections | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | |||||||
(T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |
4 | Skin | 67 | 80 | 23 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 137 | 154 | |
5 | Eyes: | a. Vision | 81 | 153 | 101 | 74 | 163 | 128 | 345 | 355 |
b. Squint | 43 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 48 | ||
c. Other | 10 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 69 | ||
6 | Ears: | a. Hearing | 33 | 154 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 200 |
b. Otitis media | 15 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 108 | ||
c. Other | 58 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 97 | 36 | ||
7 | Nose and throat | 81 | 257 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 92 | 109 | 470 | |
8 | Speech | 36 | 61 | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 73 | |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 3 | 109 | — | 7 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 162 | |
10 | Heart | 5 | 80 | 1 | 22 | — | 28 | 6 | 130 | |
11 | Lungs | 21 | 101 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 138 | |
12 | Developmental: | |||||||||
a. Hernia | 7 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 20 | ||
b. Other | 32 | 98 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 53 | 152 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic: | |||||||||
a. Posture | 9 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 58 | ||
b. Feet | 52 | 125 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 97 | 192 | ||
c. Other | 20 | 52 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 96 | ||
14 | Nervous system: | |||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 4 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | ||
b. Other | — | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 30 | ||
15 | Psychological: | |||||||||
a. Development | 4 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 73 | |||
b. Stability | 12 | 162 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 103 | 27 | 297 | ||
16 | Abdomen | 9 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 73 | |
17 | Other | 76 | 110 | 33 | 30 | 66 | 73 | 175 | 213 |
(T) Requiring treatment. (O) Requiring observation.
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