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, 1972. 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 | 48 | 92 | 25 | 48 | 56 | 84 | 129 | 224 |
5 | Eyes: a. Vision | 67 | 135 | 90 | 120 | 123 | 204 | 280 | 459 |
b. Squint | 40 | 62 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 56 | 104 | |
c. Other | 6 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 16 | 84 | |
6 | Ears: a. Hearing | 21 | 121 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 72 | 32 | 214 |
b. Otitis media | 25 | 85 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 114 | |
c. Other | 11 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 52 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 55 | 302 | 13 | 69 | 34 | 179 | 102 | 550 |
8 | Speech | 56 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 21 | 158 | 73 |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 4 | 130 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 77 | 9 | 243 |
10 | Heart | 3 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 75 |
11 | Lungs | 17 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 119 |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||
a. Hernia | 1 | 5 | — | - | - | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
b. Other | 9 | 109 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 154 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||
a. Posture | 12 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 50 | |
b. Feet | 31 | 95 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 70 | 57 | 186 | |
c. Other | 7 | 61 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 58 | 19 | 140 | |
14 | Nervous system: | ||||||||
a. Epilepsy | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 36 | 18 | |
b. Other | 1 | 21 | — | 9 | - | 42 | 1 | 72 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||
a. Development | 28 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 220 | 34 | 258 | 77 | |
b. Stability | 34 | 86 | 1 | 19 | 120 | 116 | 155 | 221 | |
16 | Abdomen | 1 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 8 | 67 |
17 | Other | 41 | 196 | 18 | 48 | 62 | 175 | 121 | 419 |
(T) Requiring treatment.
(O) Requiring observation.
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