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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
Tottenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1953 TABLE 12 - PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
| Periodic Medical Inspections | Other Periodic Inspections | Other Inspections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Second Age Group | Third Age Group | Total | Special Inspections | Re-inspections | |
| 3, 903 | 3,116 | 2,569 | 9,588 | 4,457 | 5,908 | 5,722 |
TABLE 13 - CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS
| Age Groups | No. of pupils inspected | A (Good) | B (Pair) | C (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 3,903 | 1,486 | 38.1 | 2,396 | 61.4 | 21 | 0.5 |
| Second Age Group | 3,116 | 1,244 | 39.9 | 1,841 | 50.1 | 31 | 1.0 |
| Third Age Group | 2,569 | 90.3 | 35.2 | 1,635 | 63.6 | 31 | 1.2 |
| Other periodic inspections | 4,457 | 1,525 | 34.2 | 2,878 | 64.6 | 54 | 1.2 |
| Total | 14,045 | 5,158 | 36.7 | 8,750 | 62.3 | 137 | 1.0 |
TABLE 14 - DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
| Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of defects | No. of defects | |||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Skin | 86 | 73 | 7 36 | 7 |
| Eyes a. vision | 442 | 309 | 280 | 14 |
| b. Squint | 60 | 31 | 24 | 3 |
| c. Other | 69 | 22 | 331 | 13 |
| Ears a. Hearing | 38 | 61 | 78 | 7 |
| b. Otitis Media | 27 | 91 | 33 | 3 |
| c. Other | 20 | 18 | 210 | 4 |
| Nose and Throat | 172 | 447 | 192 | 10 |
| Speech | 42 | 54 | 71 | 3 |
| Cervical Glands | 13 | 127 | 19 | 1 |
| Heart and Circulation | 14 | 130 | 10 | 1 |
| Lungs | 58 | 160 | 168 | 5 |
| Developmental - | ||||
| a. Hernia | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| b Other | 3 | 81 | 14 | 1 |
| Orthopaedic - | ||||
| a. Posture | 81 | 175 | 21 | 1 |
| b. Plat Foot | 96 | 138 | 26 | 1 |
| c. Other | 227 | 237 | 243 | 8 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| a Epilepsy | 3 | 9 | 3 | . |
| b. Other | 6 | 20 | 30 | 5 |
| Psychological - | ||||
| a. Development | - | 33 | 63 | 15 |
| b. stability | 7 | 66 | 31 | 11 |
| Other | 212 | 439 | 2,628 | 75 |
1. Requiring treatment
2. Requiring to be kept under
observation but not requiring
treatment.