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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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APPENDIX
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1957
PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTION
Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin).
| periodic age groups inspected | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded | Total Individual Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 77 | 305 | 362 |
| Age 10 and 11 | 384 | 427 | 715 |
| Leavers | 480 | 368 | 772 |
| Total | 941 | 1100 | 1849 |
| Additional periodic inspections | 355 | 432 | 712 |
| Grand Total | 1296 | 1532 | 2561 |
| Defect Code NO | Defect or Disease | periodic inspections | Special Inspect ions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Total including all other age groups inspected | |||||||
| (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | ||
| 4 | Skin | 31 | 69 | 63 | 153 | 269 | 437 | 991 | 10 |
| 5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 77 | 64 | 480 | 70 | 1296 | 315 | 163 | 21 |
| (b) Squint | 82 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 234 | 48 | 10 | 3 | |
| (c) Other | 16 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 106 | 95 | 252 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 1 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 95 | 146 | 26 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 10 | 88 | 10 | 121 | 37 | 436 | 19 | - | |
| (c) Other | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 4 | |
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 49 | 320 | 25 | 76 | 168 | 787 | 155 | 1 |
| 8 | Speech | 19 | 46 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 99 | 41 | 5 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 4 | 98 | - | 7 | 8 | 181 | - | - |
| 10 | Heart | 2 | 40 | 15 | 71 | 40 | 215 | 2 | - |
| 11 | Lungs | 30 | 98 | 14 | 82 | 83 | 309 | 28 | 3 |
| 12 | Development | ||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 1 | = | ||
| (b) Other | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 123 | 10 | 6 | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic- | ||||||||
| (a) Posture | - | 19 | 17 | 84 | 48 | 271 | 12 | 3 | |
| (b) Feet | 35 | 81 | 113 | 90 | 321 | 406 | 10 | 1 | |
| (c) Other | 28 | 95 | 26 | 55 | 126 | 310 | 244 | 12 | |
| 14 | Nervous System- | ||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 3 | - | |
| (b) Other | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 129 | 11 | 4 | |
| 15 | Psychological- | ||||||||
| (a) Development | 1 | 19 | - | 7 | 5 | 64 | 13 | 2 | |
| (b) Stability | 3 | 67 | 2 | 125 | 29 | 500 | 12 | 5 | |
| 16 | Abdomen | 2 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 94 | - | |
| 17 | Other | 19 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 82 | 1578 | 54 |
(a) Requiring Treatment (b) Requiring Observation