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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 1957
[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, 1957.
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 812 | 52 |
| 5 | Eyes - | ||||
| (a) Vision | 340 | 86 | 135 | 54 | |
| (b) Squint | 26 | 3 | 36 | 13 | |
| (c) Other | 7 | 4 | 334 | ||
| 6 | Ears - | ||||
| (a) Hearing | 32 | 15 | 148 | 68 | |
| (b) Otitis media | 18 | 5 | |||
| (c) Other | 3 | - | 71 | 10 | |
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 25 | 29 | 72 | 46 |
| 8 | Speech | 22 | 30 | 71 | 100 |
| 9 | Lymphatic glands | -- | - | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Heart | - | 24 | 18 | 47 |
| 11 | Lungs | 5 | 12 | 39 | 35 |
| 12 | Developmental - | ||||
| (a) Hernia | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| (b) Other | 4 | 74 | 4 | 20 | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic - | ||||
| (a) Posture | 17 | 20 | 4 | 16 | |
| (b) Plat feet | 24 | 13 | 26 | 26 | |
| (c) Other | 8 | 26 | 50 | 33 | |
| 14 | Nervous system - | ||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| (b) Other | 1 | 7 | 16 | 29 | |
| 15 | Psychological - | ||||
| (a) Development | 3 | 3 | 79 | 65 | |
| (b) Stability | 9 | 28 | 53 | 116 | |
| 16 | Abdomen | 2 | 15 | 50 | 25 |
| 17 | Other | 27 | 88 | 1,409 | 301 |