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 Enfield]
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SCHOOL HEALTH
(Classified in accordance with the reqirements of the Department of Education and Science)
Defect or Disease | Periodic | Special | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requidring observation | |
Skin | 250 | 2 | 74 | 1 |
(a) Vision | 1,155 | 527 | 122 | 112 |
(b) Squint | 49 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
(c) Other | 30 | — | 41 | 6 |
Ears | ||||
(a) Hearing | 52 | 57 | 170 | 50 |
(b) Otitis Media | 12 | — | 20 | 2 |
(c) Other | 29 | 2 | 35 | 7 |
Nose and Throat | 253 | 19 | 37 | 9 |
Speech | 40 | 19 | 16 | 2 |
Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Heart | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Lungs | 99 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Developmental | ||||
(a) Hernia | 10 | — | 1 | — |
(b) Other | 71 | 65 | 15 | 21 |
Orthopaedic | ||||
(a) Posture | 1 | 7 | 1 | — |
(b) Feet | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
(c) Other | 34 | 10 | 35 | 8 |
Nervous System | ||||
(a) Epilepsy | 30 | — | — | — |
(b) Other | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
Psychological | ||||
(a) Developmental | 4 | — | — | — |
(b) Stability | 57 | 35 | 42 | 63 |
Abdomen | 41 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Other | 146 | 30 | 207 | 111 |