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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
Barking 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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C.—Children found to require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. | For defective vision (excluding squint). | For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 50 | 60 | 105 |
| Second Age Group | 14 | 6 | 19 |
| Third Age Group | 17 | 3 | 19 |
| Totals (Prescribed Groups) | 81 | 69 | 143 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — |
| Grand Totals... | 81 | 69 | 143 |
TABLE II. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1937.
(Secondary Schools only.)
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | ||||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | ||
| Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | — | _ | _ | _ |
| (2) Body | — | — | — | _ | |
| (3) Scabies | 1 | — | — | _ | |
| (4) Impetigo | — | — | 1 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Totals (Heads 1-5) | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | — | — | 3 | _ | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | _ | _ | _ | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | _ | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | — | 1 | 2 | _ | |
| Totals (Heads 6-10) | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 81 | 32 | 9 | 1 | |
| (12) Squint | 2 | 1 | — | _ | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | — | — | _ | _ |
| (14) Otitis Media | — | _ | _ | _ | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 3 | 2 | 2 | _ | |