[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow] page 86

Hounslow 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table 24 Medical inspection of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools (including nursery and special schools)

Periodic Medical Inspections Age groups inspected (by year of birth)	No, of pupils who have received a full medical examination	Physical condition of pupils inspected
	No, of pupils who have received a full medical examination	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
1967 and later	173	170	3
1966	1,431	1,412	19
1965	1,336	1,319	17
1964	70	70	-
1963	298	298	-
1962	319	319	-
1961	29	29	-
1960	648	648	-
1959	654	644	10
1958	372	364	8
1957	927	913	14
1956 and earlier	1,062	1,055	7
Total	7,319	7,241	78
Special inspections
Number of special inspections	5,360
Number of re-inspections	1,907
Total	7.267

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Table 25 Defects found by periodic and special medical inspections

Defects or disease			Number of defects found at Periodic medical inspections		Special inspections
Defects or disease			Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation
Skin			136	266	572	57
Eyes	a. Vision		351	460	233	132
	b. Squint		60	77	55	21
	c. Other		5	63	41	9
Ears	a. Hearing		72	214	307	154
	b. Otitis media		23	125	31	43
	c. Other		49	104	135	55
Nose and throat			68	464	82	80
Speech			35	131	35	35
Lymphatic glands			9	114	8	7
Heart			13	162	30	34
Lungs			25	201	37	34
Developmental		a. Hernia	14	22	3	11
Developmental		b. Other	16	312	51	75
Orthopaedic		a. Posture	8	85	12	16
		b. Feet	29	189	87	38
		c. Other	39	183	31	35
Nervous system		a. Epilepsy	4	26	8	9
Nervous system		b. Other	12	163	27	33
Psychological		a. Development	11	76	63	42
Psychological		b. Stability	19	369	74	86
Abdomen			16	92	24	18
Other			45	273	205	134