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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Cont'd Condition | Requiring treatment | Requiring Observation |
|---|---|---|
| Speech disorders | 47 | 85 |
| Developmental abnormalities | 43 | 224 |
| Skin diseases | 88 | 166 |
| Psychological conditions | 37 | 308 |
| Orthopaedic defects | 87 | 215 |
Special Medical Inspections and Re-inspections
In addition to pupils examined at periodic inspections 1183 children were specially examined at the request of parent, teacher or nurse, etc Defects found at these special examinations included the following:-
| Condition Req | uiring treatment | Requiring observation |
|---|---|---|
| Defective Vision | 45 | 77 |
| Defective Hearing | 33 | 135 |
| Nose and Throat conditions | 14 | 35 |
| Speech disorders | 9 | 12 |
| Developmental abnormalities | 12 | 77 |
| Skin diseases | 36 | 1 |
| Psychological conditions | 27 | 132 |
| Orthopaedic defects | 55 | 44 |
A further 2674 re-examinations were carried out as a follow-up
of previous routine or special inspections
School nurses carried out the following routine screening tests of vision and hearing during the year:-
| V ision tests | Hearing tests | |
|---|---|---|
| Infants | 6113 | 5549 |
| Juniors | 11652 | 8950 |
| Secondary | 4697 | 1369 |
| Special School pupils | 277 | 237 |
| TOTALS | 22739 | 16105 |
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Cleanliness Inspections
21200 Cleanliness inspections were carried out by school
nurses during the year 161 children were found to be in an
unclean condition and cleansing notices were served on the
oarents of 2 of these