London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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T = Requiring Treatment 0 = Requiring Observation
| Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | |||||||
| (1) | (T) | (0) | (T) | (0) | (T) | (0) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (0) |
| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
| Skin | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 79 | 16 |
| Eyes: | ||||||||||
| (a) Vision | 70 | 387 | 35 | 63 | 79 | 104 | 184 | 554 | 204 | 227 |
| (b) Squint | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ||
| (c) Other | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ears: | ||||||||||
| (a) Hearing | 101 | 42 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 168 | 55 | 255 | 390 | |
| (b) Otitis media | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| (c) Other | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | |
| Nose and throat | 24 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 116 | 19 | 51 |
| Speech | 36 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 74 | 61 | 50 |
| Lymphatic glands | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||||||
| Heart | 4 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 49 | 4 | 30 | ||
| Lungs | 5 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 5 | 51 | |
| Developmental: | ||||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| (b) Other | 7 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 7 | 52 | |
| Orthopaedic: | ||||||||||
| (a) Posture | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 18 | ||
| (b) Feet | 10 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 45 | 81 | 63 | 98 |
| (c) Other | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 29 | |
| Nervous system: | ||||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| (b) Other | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 32 | ||
| Psychological: | ||||||||||
| (a) Development | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 11 | |
| (b) Stability | 5 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 22 | 99 | |
| Abdomen | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
| Other | 21 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 65 | 20 | 121 |