Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
(1) | (2) | ||||||
4 | Skin | T | 92 | 93 | 82 | 267 | 13 |
O | 20 | 37 | 34 | 91 | 23 | ||
5 | Eyes—a. Vision | T | 209 | 298 | 275 | 782 | 213 |
O | 547 | 160 | 720 | 1427 | 204 | ||
b. Squint | T | 27 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 2 | |
O | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | ||
c. Other | T | 9 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 1 | |
O | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | — | ||
6 | Ears—a. Hearing | T | 30 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 39 |
O | 122 | 28 | 180 | 330 | 68 | ||
b. Otitis | T | 35 | - | 8 | 43 | 2 | |
Media | O | 20 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 1 | |
c. Other | T | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | |
O | 3 | — | 6 | 9 | — | ||
7 | Nose and Throat | T | 119 | 22 | 47 | 188 | 13 |
O | 98 | 19 | 60 | 177 | 12 | ||
8 | Speech | T | 37 | 3 | 22 | 62 | 27 |
O | 55 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 13 | ||
9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
O | 58 | 3 | 19 | 80 | 4 | ||
10 | Heart | T | 12 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 1 |
O | 24 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 4 | ||
11 | Lungs | T | 56 | 14 | 16 | 86 | 10 |
O | 34 | 15 | 35 | 84 | 4 | ||
12 | Developmental— | T | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 10 | 2 |
a. Hernia | O | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
b. Other | T | 12 | 7 | 31 | 50 | 10 | |
O | 46 | 33 | 40 | 119 | 19 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic— | T | 11 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
a. Posture | O | 27 | 55 | 58 | 140 | 1 | |
b. Feet | T | 43 | 34 | 47 | 124 | 21 | |
O | 54 | 44 | 41 | 139 | 3 | ||
c. Other | T | 17 | 28 | 19 | 64 | 2 | |
O | 25 | 16 | 19 | 60 | 5 | ||
14 | Nervous System— | T | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 |
a. Epilepsy | O | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
b. Other | T | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | |
O | 19 | 13 | 24 | 56 | 7 | ||
15 | Psychological— | T | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
a. Developme | ntO | 18 | 8 | 45 | 71 | 10 | |
b. Stability | T | 13 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 15 | |
O | 83 | 55 | 143 | 281 | 12 | ||
16 | Abdomen | T | 19 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 7 |
O | 5 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 5 | ||
17 | Other | T | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 6 |
O | 9 | 25 | 42 | 76 | 10 |
T — TREATMENT O = OBSERVATION