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 Leyton]
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C. Pupils Found to Require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Periodic Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin).
Group. | For Defective Vision (excluding Squint). | For all other Conditions | Total individual Pupils | Percentage of children found to require Treatment. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | 14 | 219 | 212 | 17.6 |
Second Age Group ... | 41 | 113 | 151 | 14.2 |
Third Age Group | 55 | 79 | 124 | 12.1 |
Total (Prescribed Groups) | 110 | 411 | 487 | 14.8 |
Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — |
Grand Total | 110 | 411 | 487 | 14.8 |
TABLE II.
A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31 st December , 1948.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Skin | 8 | 13 | 506 | - |
Eyes—(a) Vision | 110 | 24 | 135 | 1 |
(b) Squint | 31 | 16 | 30 | - |
(c) Other | 15 | 10 | 453 | — |
Ears—(a) Hearing | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
(6) Otitis Media | 14 | 27 | 89 | - |
(c) Other | 8 | 3 | 422 | - |
Nose or Throat | 76 | 120 | 581 | 1 |
Speech | 8 | 20 | 39 | 2 |
Cervical Glands | 6 | 53 | 54 | 1 |
Heart and Circulation | 3 | 17 | 13 | — |
Lungs | 13 | 43 | 143 | 2 |
Developmental—(a) Hernia | 6 | 6 | 5 | — |
(6) Other | 8 | 24 | 79 | — |
Orthopaedic—(a) Posture | 11 | 12 | 12 | — |
63 | 20 | 29 | — | |
(c) Other | 68 | 30 | 92 | 2 |
Nervous System—(a) Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 10 | — |
(b) Other | 13 | 8 | 69 | 1 |
Psychological—(a) Development | 2 | 2 ' | 16 | 1 |
(b) Stability | 6 | 40 | 82 | — |
Other | 43 | 25 | 3,538 | 7 |