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 Bromley]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
(1) | (2) | ||||||
4 | Skin | T O | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | _ |
1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | |||
5 | Eyes—a. Vision | T | 11 | 30 | 22 | 63 | 8 |
O | 21 | 14 | 20 | 55 | 4 | ||
b. Squint | T | 2 | 1 | _ | 3 | - | |
O | - | - | — | - | — | ||
c. Other | T | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | - | |
O | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | ||
6 | Ears—a. Hearing | T | 1 | 1 | -_ | 2 | 1 |
O | 12 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 3 | ||
b. Otitis | T | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | |
Media | O | — | — | — | - | — | |
c. Other | T | - | - | — | - | - | |
O | — | — | — | — | — | ||
7 | Nose and Throat | T | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
O | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | — | ||
8 | Speech | T | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
O | 3 | - | — | 3 | - | ||
9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | - | - | - | - | - |
O | 5 | 2 | - | 8 | — | ||
10 | Heart | T | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
O | - | — | 1 | - | — | ||
11 | Lungs | T | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
O | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | ||
12 | Developmental— | T | -_ | - | 3 | 3 | _ |
a. Hernia | O | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
b. Other | T | - | - | - | - | - | |
O | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | ||
13 | T | - | - | - | - | - | |
a. Posture | O | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | |
b. Feet | T | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | |
O | 6 | 3 | — | 9 | — | ||
c. Other | T | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - | |
O | - | — | 2 | 2 | — | ||
14 | T | - | - | - | - | - | |
a. Epilepsy | O | — | — | — | — | — | |
b. Other | T | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
O | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |||
15 | Psychological— | T | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
a. Development | O | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | |
b. Stability | T | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
O | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 | — | ||
16 | Abdomen | T | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
O | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | ||
17 | Other | T | 1 | 1 | -_ | 2 | - |
O | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
T—TREATMENT O—OBSERVATION