[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley] page 100

Bromley 1954

[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	3	6	67	2
5	Eyes— (a) Vision	99	218	61	35
	(b) Squint	10	2	5	1
	(c) Other	13	7	45	4
6	Ears— (a) Hearing	1	4	4	4
	(b) Otitis Media	—	1	—	1
	(c) Other	2	4	19	2
7	Nose or Throat	17	67	80	28
8	Speech	15	13	5	9
9	Cervical Glands	—	2	1	1
10	Heart and Circulation	—	4	2	2
11	Lungs	2	16	10	19
12	Developmental—
	(a) Hernia	6	6	1	2
	(b) Other	6	98	17	41
13	Orthopaedic—
	(a) Posture	44	159	15	17
	(b) Flat Foot	15	71	25	23
	(c) Other	29	46	117	37
14	Nervous System—
	(a) Epilepsy	—	1	1	—
	(b) Other	3	11	3	9
15	Psychological—
	(a) Development	—	2	10	13
	(b) Stability	—	5	9	6
16	Other	38	121	202	53
	Totals	303	864	699	309

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

Age Groups	Number of Pupils Inspected	A—Good		B—Fair		C—Poor
Age Groups	Number of Pupils Inspected	No.	% of Col. 2	No.	% of Col. 2	No.	%of Col. 2
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
Entrants	665	199	29.92	455	68.42	11	1.66
Second Age Group	1775	534	30.09	1216	68.50	25	1.41
Third Age Group	388	146	37.63	238	61.34	4	1.03
Other periodic inspections	1,170	470	40.18	686	58.63	14	1.19
Total	3,998	1,349	33.74	2,595	64.91	54	1.35