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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TABLE C—DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||||||||
(T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | (T) | (O) | ||||
(2) | (5) | (7) | (8) | (10) | |||||||||
4 | Skin | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 38 | 43 | 25 | 28 | 86 | 186 |
5 | Eyes: | ||||||||||||
(a) Vision | 90 | 422 | 58 | 71 | 120 | 262 | 268 | 755 | 135 | 156 | 133 | 282 | |
(b) Squint | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||
(c) Other | 1 | 99 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
6 | Ears: | ||||||||||||
(a) Hearing | 150 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 74 | 30 | 247 | 79 | 209 | 334 | 116 | 344 | |
(b) Otitis media | 5 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||||
(c) Other | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 63 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 13 | 110 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 137 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
8 | Speech | 80 | 124 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 95 | 145 | 42 | 31 | 18 | 39 | |
9 | Lymphatic glands | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | |||||
10 | Heart | 2 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 38 | |
11 | Lungs | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 41 | |
12 | Developmental: | ||||||||||||
(a) Hernia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||
(b) Other | 3 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 13 | 91 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 66 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic: | ||||||||||||
(a) Posture | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
(b) Feet | 10 | 90 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 88 | 37 | 197 | 60 | 18 | 110 | 263 | |
(c) Other | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 60 | ||
14 | Nervous system: | ||||||||||||
(a) Epilepsy | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 20 | ||||
(b) Other | 8 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 21 | |
15 | Psychological: | ||||||||||||
(a) Development | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | |||
(b) Stability | 10 | 66 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 32 | 121 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 56 | |
16 | Abdomen | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | |
17 | Other | 45 | 117 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 153 | 106 | 287 | 40 | 19 | 84 | 157 |
(T) Requiring treatment, 951 (O) Requiring observation, 2,358
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