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 Haringey]
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Year of Birth | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded | Total individual Pupils |
---|---|---|---|
1965 & later | 7 | 32 | 33 |
1964 | 54 | 252 | 279 |
1963 | 98 | 374 | 440 |
1962 | 33 | 96 | 122 |
1961 | 27 | 48 | 68 |
1960 | 23 | 61 | 75 |
1959 | 95* | 161* | 227* |
1958 | 131* | 285* | 352* |
1957 | 277 | 373 | 582 |
1956 | 133 | 198 | 292 |
1955 | 214 | 246 | 404 |
1954 & earl ier | 224 | 240 | 404 |
TOTALS | 1,316 | 2,366 | 3,278 |
*Signifies "Selective" medical examinations
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special inspections | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Total including all other age groups inspected | |||||||
T | O | T | O | T | O | T | O | ||
4 | Skin | 76 | 127 | 94 | 75 | 416 | 390 | 923 | 83 |
5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 152 | 180 | 379 | 61 | 1291 | 484 | 182 | 138 |
(b) Squint | 68 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 159 | 69 | 5 | 9 | |
(c) Other | 13 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 62 | 32 | 22 | |
6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 60 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 199 | 110 | 67 | 45 |
(b) Otitis Media | 22 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 109 | 4 | 6 | |
(c) Other | 4 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 101 | 25 | |
7 | Nose and Throat | 113 | 231 | 12 | 36 | 222 | 471 | 71 | 78 |
8 | Speech | 39 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 81 | 23 | 12 |
9 | Lymphatic Glands | 4 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 157 | - | 12 |
10 | Heart | 7 | 62 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 114 | 21 | 43 |
11 | Lungs | 56 | 83 | 10 | 28 | 132 | 212 | 49 | 60 |
12 | Developmental: (a) Hernia | 6 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 62 | 9 | 15 |
(b) Other | 19 | 88 | 69 | 43 | 301 | 282 | 79 | 184 | |
13 | Orthopaedic: (a) Posture | 15 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 105 | 47 | 2 | 7 |
(b) Feet | 120 | 94 | 68 | 34 | 420 | 252 | 50 | 29 | |
(c) Other | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 128 | 106 | 87 | 23 | |
14 | Nervous System: (a) Epilepsy | 4 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 10 |
(b) Other | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 41 | |
15 | Psychological: (a) Development | 10 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 105 | 117 | 57 |
(b) Stability | 44 | 180 | 21 | 55 | 156 | 444 | 155 | 119 | |
16 | Abdomen | 9 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 56 | 20 | 22 |
17 | Other | 20 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 100 | 34 | 192 | 54 |
T - Requiring Treatment 0 - Requiring Observation
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