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 Hounslow]
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| Defects or Disease | Number of defects found at Periodic medical inspections | Special inspections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | |||||
| Skin | 225 | 243 | 577 | 56 | ||||
| Eyes | a. | Vision | 588 | 487 | 142 | 154 | ||
| b. | Squint | 72 | 68 | 12 | 10 | |||
| c. | Other | 16 | 63 | 20 | 6 | |||
| Ears | a. | Hearing | 40 | 205 | 57 | 203 | ||
| b. | Otitis Media | 32 | 91 | 18 | 17 | |||
| c. | Other | 23 | 64 | 40 | 15 | |||
| Nose and Throat | 81 | 389 | 43 | 82 | ||||
| Speech | 39 | 117 | 33 | 44 | ||||
| Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 56 | - | 9 | ||||
| Heart | 13 | 160 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| Lungs | 35 | 213 | 13 | 51 | ||||
| Developmental | a. | Hernia | 9 | 48 | 2 | 5 | ||
| b. | Other | 32 | 166 | 24 | 88 | |||
| Orthopaedic | a. | Posture | 32 | 145 | 2 | 18 | ||
| b. | Feet | 87 | 225 | 37 | 70 | |||
| c. | Other | 68 | 186 | 20 | 32 | |||
| Nervous System | a. | Epilepsy | 8 | 28 | 5 | 8 | ||
| b. | Other | 8 | 56 | 8 | 23 | |||
| Psychological | a. | Development | 7 | 82 | 19 | 45 | ||
| b. | Stability | 18 | 383 | 61 | 129 | |||
| Abdomen | 6 | 59 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Other | 40 | 253 | 106 | 141 | ||||
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