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West Ham 1959

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APPENDIX B PART 11

DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1959

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	190	50	1,034	35
		5	Eyes: (a) Vision	720	257	314	227
			(b) Squint	79	24	48	28
(c) Other	39		16	156	7
6	Ears: (a) Hearing	72	137	98	91
	(b) Otitis media	25	34	29	13
	(c) Other	28	16	68	43
7	Nose and Throat	169	224	129	110
8	Speech	67	86	168	55
9	Lymphatic Glands	4	6	3	5
10	Heart	5	40	4	27
11	Lungs	59	43	82	43
12	Developmental
	(a) Hernia	5	21	4	11
	(b) Other	8	67	7	31
13	Orthopaedic
	(a) Posture	21	16	11	20
	(b) Flat feet	90	61	56	34
	(c) Other	48	42	57	31
14	Nervous system
	(a) Epilepsy	14	9	20	17
	(b) Other	20	8	15	19
15	Psychological
	(a) Development	11	41	63	53
	(b) Stability	43	326	108	337
16	Abdomen	31	62	42	18
17	Other	90	275	1,158	365