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 upon Thames]
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Table IV.
Defects found by medical inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1967. 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 | 33 | 46 | 115 | 96 | 84 | 66 | 232 | 208 |
5 | Eyes: a. Vision | 53 | 80 | 220 | 254 | 195 | 160 | 468 | 494 |
b. Squint | 31 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 39 | |
c. Other | 3 | 3 | — | 36 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 77 | |
6 | Ears: a. Hearing | 4 | 61 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 137 |
b. Otitis media | 12 | 50 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 77 | |
c. Other | 16 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 72 | 20 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 32 | 270 | 7 | 49 | 8 | 99 | 47 | 418 |
8 | Speech | 12 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 57 |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 6 | 152 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 191 |
10 | Heart | 1 | 54 | 2 | 36 | — | 35 | 125 | |
11 | Lungs | 7 | 53 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 39 | 13 | 132 |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||
a. Hernia | 3 | 17 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | |
b. Other | 8 | 59 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 107 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||
a. Posture | 9 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 48 | |
b. Feet | 39 | 73 | 13 | 60 | 34 | 58 | 86 | 191 | |
c. Other | 15 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 97 | |
14 | Nervous system: | ||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | |
b. Other | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 27 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||
a. Development | 3 | 30 | — | 7 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 74 | |
b. Stability | 3 | 103 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 81 | 11 | 218 | |
16 | Abdomen | 3 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 45 |
17 | Other | 11 | 74 | 28 | 136 | 28 | 73 | 67 | 283 |
(T) Requiring treatment. (O) Requiring observation.
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