[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey] page 91

Haringey 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS 1968
PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTION

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Number of Individual Pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)

Year of Birth		For defective vision (excluding squint)			For any of the other conditions recorded				Total individual Pupils
1964 & Later		4			42				40
1963		53			181				224
1962		45			230				258
1961		9			36				42
1960		40			81				116
1959		33			39				70
*1958		*51			*86				*122
*1957		*39			*43				*79
1956		171			197				342
1955		80			102				161
1954		232			223				390
1953 & earlier		608			457				980
Totals		1,365			1,717				2,824
*Signifies "Selective" medical examinations
Defect Code No.	Defect or Disease		Periodic Inspections								Special inspections
			Entrants			Leavers		Total including all other age groups inspected			Special inspections
			T	O		T	O	T		O	T	O
4	Skin		46	140		218	151	385		429	785	10
5	Eyes (a) Vision		95	155		811	163	1365		549	136	74
	(b) Squint		48	48		33	18	132		96	8	1
	(c) Other		13	16		16	22	45		71	56	9
6	Ears (a) Hearing		15	37		46	20	106		100	55	37
	(b) Otitis Media		9	30		7	9	18		60	1	1
	(c) Other		11	16		5	7	23		47	124	11
7	Nose and Throat		88	263		40	107	191		543	66	23
8	Speech		26	58		4	13	49		95	23	6
9	Lymphatic Glands		3	90		5	12	9		150	2	4
10	Heart		14	60		9	41	42		145	17	12
11	Lungs		37	103		23	75	90		265	33	19
12	Developmental:
	(a) Hernia		11	45		2	11	19		89	2	1
	(c) Other		13	65		74	47	122		258	46	26
13	Orthopaedic:
	(a) Posture		13	14		38	36	79		86	4	4
	(b) Feet		90	111		130	83	399		313	37	6
	(c) Other		22	42		46	36	115		116	47	4
14	Nervous System:
	(a) Epilepsy		4	17		3	7	9		34	5	2
	(b) Other		2	15		4	15	8		46	24	10
15	Psychological:
	(a) Development		5	17		8	26	17		75	112	18
	(b) Stability		33	158		12	42	86		327	88	25
16	Abdomen		4	15		13	16	21		53	21	16
17	Other		5	11		16	19	27		41	195	31
T - Requiring Treatment O - Requiring Observation