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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hillingdon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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| Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
| 4 | Skin | T | 5 | 11 | 23 | 18 | |
| O | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 41 | ||
| 5 | Eyes (a) Vision | T | 51 | 55 | 113 | 219 | 223 |
| 0 | 263 | 77 | 182 | 522 | 185 | ||
| (b) Squint | T | 8 | — | — | 8 | 6 | |
| O | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||
| (c) Other | T | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| O | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Ears (a) Hearing | T | 60 | 12 | 55 | 127 | 248 |
| O | 69 | 4 | 36 | 109 | 290 | ||
| (b) Otitis Media | T | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| O | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||
| (c) Other | T | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| O | 5 | — | 9 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 7 | Nose and Throat | T | 13 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
| O | 91 | 2 | 26 | 119 | 83 | ||
| 8 | Speech | T | 27 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 58 |
| O | 56 | — | 11 | 67 | 39 | ||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Heart | T | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| O | 34 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 61 | ||
| 11 | Lungs | T | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| O | 39 | 4 | 18 | 61 | 84 | ||