London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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19. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
ROUTINE SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
The total school population at the end of the year was 41,998 and the details of examinations carried out are as follows:-
| First age group | 4,455 |
| Second age group | 3,621 |
| Third age group | 3,199 |
| 11,275 | |
| Classification of general condition: | |
| Satisfactory 11,189 | = 99.24% |
| Unsatisfactory 86 | = 0.76% |
| Defects requiring treatment found at routine medical inspections: | |
| Skin | 289 |
| Vision | 675 |
| Squint | 77 |
| Hearing | 147 |
| Middle ear | 211 |
| Nose and throat | 119 |
| Speech | 47 |
| Enlarged glands | 12 |
| Heart | 13 |
| Lungs | 63 |
| Hernia | 6 |
| Orthopaedic: | |
| Postural | 33 |
| Feet | 103 |
| Epilepsy | 9 |
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