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 Dagenham]
This page requires JavaScript
6,348 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 Inspection | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total (all groups) | ||||||||
Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | ||
4 | Skin | 15 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 36 | 52 | 68 | 58 | 26 |
5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 25 | 21 | 79 | 23 | 188 | 113 | 292 | 157 | 42 | 29 |
(b) Squint | 26 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 49 | 5 | 5 | |
(c) Other | 4 | 13 | - | 6 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 32 | 10 | |
6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 30 | 5 |
(b) Otitis Media | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | - | 17 | 2 | 28 | 16 | |
(c) Other | 4 | 2 | 8 | - | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
7 | Nose and Throat | 43 | 96 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 65 | 81 | 166 | 43 | 39 |
8 | Speech | 13 | 42 | — | 2 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 66 | 61 | 18 |
Lymphatic Glands | 8 | 22 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 15 | 19 | |
10 | Heart | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 5 | 26 |
11 | Lungs | 7 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 26 | 99 | 35 | 36 |
12 | Developmental (a) Hernia | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 |
4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 3 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic (a) Posture | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 31 | 54 | 4 | 4 |
(b) Feet | 10 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 63 | 65 | 13 | 4 | |
(c) Other | 16 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 35 | 126 | 125 | 65 | |
14 | Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
(b) Other | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 | ||
15 | Psychological (a) Development | 22 | 12 | — | 2 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 4 | 7 |
(b) Stability | 8 | 25 | — | 2 | 13 | 27 | 21 | 54 | 16 | 13 | |
16 | Abdomen | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
17 | Other | 154 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 123 | 25 | 307 | 47 | 186 | 249 |