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 Croydon]
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B. CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS
Age Groups | Number of pupils inspected | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No.) | % | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
Entrants | 4,022 | 3, 943 | 98. 0 | 79 | 2.1 |
Second Age Group | 1, 477 | 1, 463 | 99. 1 | 14 | 0.9 |
Third Age Group | 2, 538 | 2, 533 | 99.8 | 5 | 0.2 |
Other Periodic Inspections including 8 to 9 years | 4, 013 | 3,883 | 96.8 | 130 | 3.2 |
TOTAL | 12,050 | 11,822 | 98. 1 | 228 | 1.9 |
C. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
Defect Code No. | DEFECT OR DISEASE | Special Inspections | |
---|---|---|---|
Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observatin | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
4 | SKIN | 5 | – |
5 | EYES - | ||
(a) Vision | 40 | 6 | |
(b)Squint | 4 | 1 | |
(c) Other | 1 | – | |
6 | EARS - | ||
(a) Hearing | 7 | 2 | |
(b) Otitis Media | 1 | 1 | |
(c) Other | 1 | – | |
7 | NOSE AND THROAT | 22 | 8 |
8 | SPEECH | 8 | 1 |
9 | LYMPHATIC GLANDS | – | – |
10 | HEART | 5 | 9 |
11 | LUNGS | 13 | 8 |
12 | DEVELOPMENTAL - | ||
(a) Hernia | – | 1 | |
(b) other | 1 | 3 | |
13 | ORTHOPAEDIC - | ||
(a) Posture | 5 | 1 | |
(b) Feet | 14 | 11 | |
(c) Other | 12 | 4 | |
14 | NERVOUS SYSTEM - | ||
(a) Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | |
(b) Other | 2 | 3 | |
15 | PSYCHOLOGICAL - | ||
(a) Development | 5 | 7 | |
(b) stability | 9 | 4 | |
16 | ABDOMEN | – | – |
17 | OTHER | 13 | 6 |