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, 1970.
TABLE A. — PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.
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 | 54 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 99 | 115 | 247 | 279 |
5 | Eyes: a. Vision | 77 | 175 | 148 | 173 | 232 | 268 | 457 | 616 |
b. Squint | 36 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 55 | 86 | |
c. Other | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 73 | |
6 | Ears: a. Hearing | 20 | 214 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 111 | 39 | 365 |
b. Otitis media | 14 | 91 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 149 | |
c. Other | 14 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 26 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 39 | 259 | 6 | 65 | 14 | 155 | 59 | 479 |
8 | Speech | 27 | 87 | — | 9 | 19 | 43 | 46 | 139 |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 3 | 54 | — | 2 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 93 |
10 | Heart | 1 | 54 | 2 | 28 | — | 41 | 3 | 123 |
11 | Lungs | 11 | 66 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 71 | 24 | 174 |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||
a. Hernia | _ | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 24 | |
b. Other | 7 | 141 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 60 | 25 | 240 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||
a. Posture | 3 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 36 | 18 | 79 | |
b. Feet | 15 | 73 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 76 | 55 | 177 | |
c. Other | 5 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 11 | 49 | 22 | 121 | |
14 | Nervous system: | ||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 3 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 43 | |
b. Other | 1 | 13 | — | 13 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 56 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||
a. Development | 7 | 33 | – | 4 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 124 | |
b. Stability | 9 | 103 | 1 | 20 | 77 | 121 | 87 | 244 | |
16 | Abdomen | 2 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 53 |
17 | Other | 85 | 125 | 55 | 79 | 98 | 252 | 238 | 456 |
(T) Requiring treatment. (O) Requiring observation.
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