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
Havering 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Condition | No. of defects found requiring:- | |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Observation | |
| Defective vision | 536 | 654 |
| Squint | 58 | 76 |
| Defective hearing | 59 | 306 |
| Nose & Throat conditions | 108 | 474 |
| Lung conditions | 24 | 146 |
| Speech defects | 48 | 105 |
| Developmental abnormalities | 100 | 296 |
| Skin diseases | 124 | 289 |
| Psychological conditions | 82 | 425 |
| Orthopaedic defects | 225 | 478 |
In addition to Periodic Medical Inspections, the School
Doctors see a number of children by special arrangement, sometimes
as a follow up of previous examinations and sometimes at
the special request of parent, teacher or school nurse.
2406 follow up examinations were carried out and 1381
special examinations arranged.
As a result of the special examinations 1125 conditions were found to require treatment and a further 740 kept under observation, including the following:-
| Condition | No. ot defects found requiring:- | |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Observation | |
| Skin conditions | 551 | 19 |
| Defective vision | 107 | 161 |
| Hearing defects | 57 | 118 |
| Nose & Throat conditions | 22 | 34 |
| Speech defects | 20 | 4 |
| Orthopaedic defects | 65 | 54 |
| Psychological conditions | 101 | 123 |