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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
Croydon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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B. CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS
| Age Groups | Number of pupils inspected | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No.) | % | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Entrants | 4,022 | 3, 943 | 98. 0 | 79 | 2.1 |
| Second Age Group | 1, 477 | 1, 463 | 99. 1 | 14 | 0.9 |
| Third Age Group | 2, 538 | 2, 533 | 99.8 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Other Periodic Inspections including 8 to 9 years | 4, 013 | 3,883 | 96.8 | 130 | 3.2 |
| TOTAL | 12,050 | 11,822 | 98. 1 | 228 | 1.9 |
C. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
| Defect Code No. | DEFECT OR DISEASE | Special Inspections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observatin | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 4 | SKIN | 5 | – |
| 5 | EYES - | ||
| (a) Vision | 40 | 6 | |
| (b)Squint | 4 | 1 | |
| (c) Other | 1 | – | |
| 6 | EARS - | ||
| (a) Hearing | 7 | 2 | |
| (b) Otitis Media | 1 | 1 | |
| (c) Other | 1 | – | |
| 7 | NOSE AND THROAT | 22 | 8 |
| 8 | SPEECH | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | LYMPHATIC GLANDS | – | – |
| 10 | HEART | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | LUNGS | 13 | 8 |
| 12 | DEVELOPMENTAL - | ||
| (a) Hernia | – | 1 | |
| (b) other | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | ORTHOPAEDIC - | ||
| (a) Posture | 5 | 1 | |
| (b) Feet | 14 | 11 | |
| (c) Other | 12 | 4 | |
| 14 | NERVOUS SYSTEM - | ||
| (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | |
| (b) Other | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | PSYCHOLOGICAL - | ||
| (a) Development | 5 | 7 | |
| (b) stability | 9 | 4 | |
| 16 | ABDOMEN | – | – |
| 17 | OTHER | 13 | 6 |