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 Hillingdon]
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Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||||||||
(T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | ||||
(1) | (2) | (5) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | F. | Re. | F. | Re. |
4 | Skin | 11 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 11 | 64 | 34 | 56 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
5 | Eyes: | ||||||||||||
(a) Vision | 75 | 429 | 69 | 143 | 141 | 254 | 285 | 826 | 117 | 143 | 91 | 323 | |
(b) Squint | 6 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
(c) Other | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
6 | Ears: | ||||||||||||
(a) Hearing | 177 | 48 | 56 | 6 | 125 | 25 | 358 | 79 | 170 | 360 | 60 | 266 | |
(b) Otitis media | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||
(c) Other | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 26 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 36 | 95 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 61 | 141 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 49 |
8 | Speech | 45 | 152 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 76 | 175 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 45 |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
10 | Heart | 5 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 |
11 | Lungs | 13 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 24 | 78 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 55 |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||||||
(a) Hernia | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
(b) Other | 12 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 29 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 54 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||||||
(a) Posture | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 43 | 2 | 13 | ||||
(b) Feet | 18 | 87 | 15 | 32 | 55 | 129 | 88 | 248 | 49 | 17 | 75 | 141 | |
(c) Other | 5 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 43 | |
14 | Nervous system: | ||||||||||||
(a) Epilepsy | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 19 | |||||
(b) Other | 5 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||||||
(a) Development | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
(b) Stability | 11 | 107 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 22 | 150 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 86 | ||
16 | Abdomen | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 86 | 2 | 1 |
17 | Other | 66 | 55 | 23 | 42 | 83 | 109 | 172 | 206 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
(T) Requiring treatment, 1,363 (O) Requiring observation, 2,446
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