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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
West Ham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE III
Return of defects found by medical inspection in the year ended
31st December, 1956,
| Defect Code Number | Disease or Defect | Periodic Inspections No. of defects | Special Inspections No. of defects | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | ||
| 4 | Skin | 19 | 15 | 962 | 62 |
| 5 | Eyes- (a) Vision | 288 | 65 | 235 | 77 |
| (b) Squint | 35 | 11 | 32 | 25 | |
| (c) Other | 3 | 1 | 191 | 8 | |
| 6 | Ears- (a) Hearing | 6 | 28 | 52 | 90 |
| (b) Otitis media | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10 | |
| (c) Other | 1 | 3 | 89 | 4 | |
| 7 | Nose and throat | 41 | 62 | 129 | 87 |
| 8 | Speech | 3 | 44 | 95 | 141 |
| 9 | Lymphatic glands | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Heart | 2 | 28 | 22 | 72 |
| 11 | Lungs | 13 | 13 | 55 | 58 |
| 12 | Developmental-(a) Hernia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| (b) Other | 2 | 31 | 5 | 38 | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic-(a) Posture | 24 | 12 | 15 | 29 |
| (b) Flat feet | 24 | 7 | 29 | 54 | |
| (c) Other | 24 | 14 | 60 | 73 | |
| 14 | Nervous system-(a) Epilepsy | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| (b) Other | 3 | 7 | 32 | 34 | |
| 15 | Psychological-(a) Development | 1 | 4 | 59 | 101 |
| (b) Stability | 8 | 52 | 95 | 160 | |
| 16 | Abdomen | 4 | 11 | 49 | 11 |
| 17 | Other | 29 | 88 | 1,668 | 366 |
| 19 • | Menstruation | - | - | - | - |