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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
Dagenham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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6,474 children were medically examined in the schools by school medical officers. Reference to the statistical table following will show in detail the number and type of defects discovered.
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Instructions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total (all groups) | ||||||||
| Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | ||
| 4 | Skin | 8 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 60 | 54 | 119 | 69 | 25 |
| 5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 29 | 33 | 67 | 45 | 133 | 127 | 229 | 205 | 111 | 31 |
| (b) Squint | 11 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 25 | 73 | 5 | — | |
| (c) Other | 2 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 12 | 78 | 81 | 17 | |
| 6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 10 | ||
| (c) Other | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 26 | 142 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 111 | 61 | 271 | 76 | 68 |
| 8 | Speech | 17 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 67 | 62 | 20 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 8 | — | — | 19 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 10 | Heart | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 11 | 80 | 8 | 28 |
| 11 | Lungs | 8 | 36 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 62 | 24 | 119 | 49 | 56 |
| 12 | Developmental (a) Hernia | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| — | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic (a) Posture | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 30 | 87 | 12 | 6 |
| 26 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 65 | 56 | 118 | 100 | 28 | 9 | ||
| (c) Other | 7 | 39 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 111 | 35 | 172 | 190 | 55 | |
| 14 | Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 15 | Psychological | 10 | 14 | — | 1 | 11 | 52 | 21 | 67 | 13 | 9 |
| 1 | 24 | — | 2 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 56 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| 17 | Other | 47 | 13 | 83 | 8 | 142 | 41 | 272 | 62 | 346 | 297 |