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
Enfield 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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SCHOOL HEALTH
(Classified in accordance with the reqirements of the Department of Education and Science)
| Defect or Disease | Periodic | Special | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment | Requidring observation | |
| Skin | 250 | 2 | 74 | 1 |
| (a) Vision | 1,155 | 527 | 122 | 112 |
| (b) Squint | 49 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| (c) Other | 30 | — | 41 | 6 |
| Ears | ||||
| (a) Hearing | 52 | 57 | 170 | 50 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 12 | — | 20 | 2 |
| (c) Other | 29 | 2 | 35 | 7 |
| Nose and Throat | 253 | 19 | 37 | 9 |
| Speech | 40 | 19 | 16 | 2 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Heart | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Lungs | 99 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Developmental | ||||
| (a) Hernia | 10 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Other | 71 | 65 | 15 | 21 |
| Orthopaedic | ||||
| (a) Posture | 1 | 7 | 1 | — |
| (b) Feet | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| (c) Other | 34 | 10 | 35 | 8 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 30 | — | — | — |
| (b) Other | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Psychological | ||||
| (a) Developmental | 4 | — | — | — |
| (b) Stability | 57 | 35 | 42 | 63 |
| Abdomen | 41 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Other | 146 | 30 | 207 | 111 |