[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

  • Chesterfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE III. Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1957. A.—Periodic Inspections. Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic In spections TOTAL (including all Entrants Lea vers insp ected) Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation 4. Skin .. 26 25 23 34 80 100 5. (a) Vision 6 4 31 214 91 436 Eyes (b) Squint 20 11 1 9 27 46 (c) Other Eye 6 15 2 9 18 40 6. (a) Hearing .. 1 7 3 4 9 20 Ears (b) Otitis Media .. 3 10 7 6 19 24 (c) Other Ear — 67 1 57 5 191 7. Nose & Throat 26 67 6 39 50 179 8. Speech 10 11 4 2 31 21 9. Lymphatic Glands — 57 1 19 4 109 10. Heart 3 16 — 27 13 65 11. Lungs 13 56 4 32 60 121 Developmental : 12. (a) Hernia . . — 3 1 1 1 7 (b) Other 2 28 1 25 6 144 Orthopaedic : 13. (a) Posture .. 1 5 — 14 4 37 (b) Feet 10 39 2 62 23 154 (c) Other 16 36 2 11 29 66 Nervous System ; 14. (a) Epilepsy.. 1 — 2 1 12 6 (b) Other 1 4 — 5 8 13 Psychological : 15. (a) Develop- ment — 1 — 1 2 4 (b) Stability. . 1 68 3 112 82 307 16. Abdomen 1 7 1 7 5 23