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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
Redbridge 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 16 (continued)
Part II - Defects Found by Periodic and Special Medical Inspections during the Year.
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Number of Defects Requiring Treatment | Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodic Inspection | Special Inspection | Periodic Inspection | Special Inspection | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| 4 | Skin | 100 | 2 | 213 | 2 |
| 5 | Eyes — a. Vision | 418 | 4 | 228 | - |
| 37 | — | 71 | - | ||
| 14 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Ears — a. Hearing | 42 | 52 | 101 | 36 |
| 6 | 2 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 7 | - | 39 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 158 | 15 | 248 | 3 |
| 8 | Speech | 62 | 3 | 65 | 1 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 3 | - | 66 | - |
| 10 | Heart and Circulation | 21 | - | 156 | 2 |
| 11 | Lungs | 34 | 1 | 229 | 7 |
| 12 | Development— | ||||
| 13 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 73 | 13 | 178 | 26 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||
| 22 | — | 42 | — | ||
| 90 | 5 | 172 | 3 | ||
| 72 | 4 | 159 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Nervous system— | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 44 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Psychological— | ||||
| 12 | 36 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 52 | 120 | 137 | 18 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | 7 | — | 29 | - |
| 17 | Other | 98 | 9 | 259 | 44 |