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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
Willesden 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Classification of the Physical Condition of Pupils
| Periodic age groups inspected | Number of pupils inspected | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of column (2) | Number | % of column (2) | ||
| Entrants | 2,080 | 2,011 | 96.7 | 69 | 3.3 |
| Age 10 & 11 years | 2,344 | 2,294 | 97.9 | 50 | 2.1 |
| Leavers | 2,114 | 2,090 | 98.8 | 24 | 1.2 |
| Additional periodic inspections | 1,532 | 1,514 | 98.8 | 18 | 1.2 |
| Total | 8,070 | 7,909 | 98.1 | 161 | 1.9 |
Table 76
Defects Found by Medical Inspection
| Defect or disease * | Periodic inspections | Special inspections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Total —including all other age groups inspected | ||||||
| (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | |
| Skin | 11 | 71 | 47 | 64 | 76 | 254 | 237 | 54 |
| Eyes (a) Vision | 32 | 36 | 126 | 116 | 382 | 439 | 26 | 32 |
| (b) Squint | 18 | 40 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 124 | 7 | 1 |
| (c) Other | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 59 | 88 | 38 |
| Ears (a) Hearing | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 58 | 54 | 26 |
| (b) Otitis media | 5 | 59 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 112 | 2 | 7 |
| (c) Other | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 27 |
| Nose and throat | 53 | 259 | 8 | 23 | 124 | 448 | 71 | 34 |
| Speech | 26 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 107 | 12 | 17 |
| Lymphatic glands | 5 | 95 | — | 12 | 6 | 153 | 2 | — |
| Heart | — | 26 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 79 | — | — |
| Lungs | 5 | 87 | — | 31 | 9 | 203 | 16 | 16 |
| Developmental (a) Hernia | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — |
| (b) Other | 1 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 181 | 3 | 2 |
| Orthopaedic (a) Posture | 7 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 60 | 189 | 1 | 10 |
| (b) Feet | 21 | 81 | 27 | 47 | 103 | 258 | 15 | 2 |
| (c) Other | 6 | 54 | 7 | 24 | 38 | 162 | 22 | 36 |
| Nervous system (a) Epilepsy | — | 3 | — | 9 | — | 21 | 1 | — |
| (b) Other | — | 29 | — | 2 | — | 52 | 2 | 4 |
| Psychological (a) Development | 2 | 27 | — | 10 | 3 | 95 | 21 | 9 |
| (b) Stability | 2 | 117 | 2 | 51 | 13 | 350 | 12 | 38 |
| Abdomen | 1 | 26 | — | 5 | 3 | 68 | 1 | — |
| Other | 195 | 34 | 95 | 51 | 494 | 194 | 536 | 73 |
| Totals | 412 | 1,228 | 370 | 564 | 1,482 | 3,631 | 1,131 | 426 |
*(a) Requiring treatment (b) Requiring observation.