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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
Hammersmith 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Orthopaedic (c) Other | T | 2.06 | (2.34) |
| O | 10.69 | (9.96) | |
| Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | T | 2.06 | (1.66) |
| O | 2.16 | (1.95) | |
| (b) Other | T | 1.18 | (1.07) |
| O | 2.35 | (0.44) | |
| Psychological ( a) Development | T | 2.65 | (1.27) |
| O | 5.88 | (6.54) | |
| (b) Stability | T | 4.71 | (3.22) |
| O | 16.48 | (15.32) | |
| Abdomen | T | 0.39 | (0.29) |
| O | 1.96 | (117) | |
| Other | T | 29.52 | (19.62) |
| O | 66.4 | (55.24) |
T - Treatment O - Observation
(N.B. A child can be noted for more than one defect)
Vision
The following table is a statement of the visual acuity of pupils whose vision was tested
at routine medical inspections divided into those not wearing and wearing glasses, together with
the proportion noted for treatment or observation.
Routine Medical Inspections 1967 - Vision Percentage of number tested
| 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 or worse | Noted for Treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovs | Girls | Bovs | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| A. Not Wearing Glasses | 78.7 (78.5) | 75.1 (75.5) | 8.5 (7.9) | 9.5 (8.9) | 6.6 (7.3) | 6.5 (7.4) | 6.1 (6.4) | 6.7 (6.4) |
| B. Wearing Glasses | 2.4 ( 2.6) | 3.6 ( 4.2) | 1.3(1.5) | 2.6(2.2) | 2.5(2.2) | 2.7 (2.8) | 2.6 (2.4) | 3.7 (2.7) |
Number Tested Boys 3.703 (3,225)
Girls 4,019 (3,603)
C.Boys & Girls Percentage of number tested with and without glasses -
| Noted for treatment | Noted for observation | Total noted for treatment or observation |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 (8.9) | 10.0 (8.0) | 19.6 (16.9) |
The hygiene inspection of each child once a term was replaced by the London County Council,
in January, 1959, by an annual comprehensive survey of each pupil; plus such additional health
surveys as were thought necessary or desirable at selected individual schools or departments and
this practice has been continued. Details of the work done under the cleansing scheme are shown
below. The emphasis of the cleansing scheme, as now carried out, is on the children being cleansed
by the parent at home where other verminous members of the family may, in the privacy that the home
affords, also use the Lorexane No.3 shampoo distributed by the school nursing department; hence
eradicating a possible source to the child of recurring infestation.
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