[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley] page 103

Bromley 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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TABLE II.

A. Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection.

Defect Code No.	Defect or Disease	Periodic Inspections. No. of Defects.		Special Inspections. No of Defects.
	Defect or Disease	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
4	Skin	6	5	61	8
5	Eyes— (a) Vision	141	208	79	42
	(b) Squint	11	6	13	—
	(c) Other	11	10	55	7
6	Ears— (a) Hearing	4	13	3	3
	(b) Otitis Media	—	1	8	1
	(c) Other	6	8	51	3
7	Nose and Throat	45	98	112	52
8	Speech	5	10	4	2
9	Cervical Glands	1	8	1	1
10	Heart and Circulation	3	7	3	5
11	Lungs	8	33	18	21
12	Developmental— (a) Hernia	1	4	1	-
12	(b) Other	15	83	15	39
13	Orthopaedic— (a) Posture	52	89	32	21
	(b) Flat Foot	56	103	18	27
	(c) Other	43	33	72	21
14	Nervous System— (a) Epilepsy	1	-	-	1
14	(b) Other	3	23	5	11
15	Psychological— (a) Development	1	3	7	12
15	(b) Stability	1	6	8	6
16	Other	55	106	177	102
16	Totals	469	857	743	385

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B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups.

Age Groups (1)	Number of Pupils Inspected (2)	A—Good		B—Fair		C—Poor
Age Groups (1)	Number of Pupils Inspected (2)	No. (3)	% of Col. 2 (4)	No. (5)	% of Col. 2 (6)	No. (7)	% of Col. 2 (8)
Entrants	946	235	24.84	691	73.05	20	2.11
Second Age Group	749	266	35.51	475	63.42	8	1.07
Third Age Group	004	228	37.75	369	61.09	7	1.16
Other periodic inspections	1,684	550	32 66	1,105	65.62	29	1.72
Total	3,983	1,279	32.11	2,640	66.28	64	1 .61