Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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APPENDIX C
RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS - NON-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
A. Routine Medical Inspections | Year 1968 | Year 1967 |
---|---|---|
Aged 11 and under | Nil | 158 |
12 | 60 | 102 |
13 | 37 | 71 |
14 | 54 | 55 |
15 and over | 181 | 242 |
332 | 628 | |
Visits to non-maintained schools | 23 | 40 |
B. The following defects were found | ||
Skin | 33 | |
Vision | 71 | 18 |
Squint | 4 | 1 |
Hearing | 3 | 1 |
Otitis Media | 2 | - |
Nose and Throat | 3 | 4 |
Cervical Glands | - | 1 |
Heart and Circulation | 1 | 3 |
Abdomen | - | 2 |
Lungs | 5 | 1 |
Development | 2 | 9 |
Orthopaedic | 24 | 12 |
Nervous System | - | 2 |
Psychological | 5 | 2 |
Other defects | 4 | 3 |
C. Other Inspections
There were 17 Special Medical Inspections and 59 Re-inspections.