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, 1969.
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 | 76 | 113 | 64 | 65 | 75 | 45 | 215 | 223 |
5 | Eyes: a. Vision | 114 | 242 | 208 | 182 | 175 | 125 | 497 | 549 |
b. Squint | 67 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 84 | 78 | |
c. Other | 11 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 36 | |
6 | Ears: a. Hearing | 19 | 179 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 74 | 35 | 280 |
b. Otitis media | 16 | 94 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 131 | |
c. Other | 32 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 26 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 54 | 319 | 7 | 49 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 455 |
8 | Speech | 27 | 96 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 52 | 127 |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 18 | 158 | - | 7 | - | 34 | 18 | 199 |
10 | Heart | 1 | 64 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 119 |
11 | Lungs | 10 | 78 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 135 |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||
a. Hernia | 2 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
b. Other | 9 | 120 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 174 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||
a. Posture | 7 | 41 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 89 | |
b. Feet | 27 | 96 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 49 | 58 | 166 | |
c. Other | 11 | 42 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 87 | |
14 | Nervous system: | ||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 35 | |
b. Other | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 32 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||
a. Development | 4 | 68 | - | 3 | 73 | 86 | 77 | 157 | |
b. Stability | 10 | 124 | 2 | 17 | 68 | 79 | 80 | 220 | |
16 | Abdomen | 1 | 24 | 2 | 8 | — | 12 | 3 | 44 |
17 | Other | 104 | 156 | 29 | 68 | 46 | 145 | 179 | 369 |
(T) Requiring treatment. (O) Requiring observation. |