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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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SCHOOL HEALTH
(40) Medical inspection: pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools
(including nursery and special schools)
| Age groups inspected (by year of birth) | No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for defective vision (excluding squint) | for any other condition | Total individual pupils | ||
| 1968& later | 589 | 37 | 68 | 100 |
| 1967 | 1,983 | 142 | 292 | 410 |
| 1966 | 1,772 | 130 | 306 | 411 |
| 1965 | 236 | 21 | 38 | 56 |
| 1964 | 85 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 1963 | 73 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| 1962 | 914 | 139 | 111 | 234 |
| 1961 | 2,202 | 351 | 274 | 592 |
| 1960 | 759 | 109 | 121 | 214 |
| 1959 | 186 | 21 | 19 | 38 |
| 1958 | 77 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 1957 & earlier | 2,385 | 539 | 270 | 745 |
| Totals | 11,261 | 1,518 | 1,531 | 2,859 |
(41) Medical inspection: defects found at periodic and special inspections (classified in
accordance with the requirements of the Department of Education and Science)
| Defect or Disease | Periodic | Special | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring observation | |
| Skin | 272 | 3 | 62 | 4 |
| Eyes: (a) vision | 1,518 | 891 | 350 | 123 |
| (b) squint | 37 | — | 7 | — |
| (c) other | 30 | — | 30 | — |
| Ears: (a) hearing | 113 | 76 | 186 | 84 |
| (b) otitis media | 11 | — | 4 | — |
| (c) other | 20 | — | 11 | 3 |
| Nose and throat | 300 | 23 | 95 | 8 |
| Speech | 51 | 22 | 20 | 8 |
| Glands | 8 | 2 | — | — |
| Heart | 38 | 15 | — | 1 |
| Lungs | 161 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Developmental: (a) hernia | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| (b) other | 102 | 106 | 32 | 26 |
| Orthopaedic: (a) posture | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (b)feet | 32 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| (c) other | 45 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| Nervous system: (a) epilepsy | 29 | — | 1 | — |
| (b)other | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Psychological: (a) development | — | — | 60 | — |
| (b) stability | 97 | 73 | 50 | 47 |
| Abdomen | 21 | 5 | — | — |
| Other | 258 | 33 | 176 | 82 |