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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
Bromley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The following table shows the number of individual children
found at routine medical inspections to require treatment (excluding
defects of nutrition, uncleanliness and dental disease)
in 1945.
TABLE B.
| Age Group | Defective vision | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. inspected | (excluding squint) | Other Conditions | ||
| Entrants | 555 | 22 | 89 | 111 |
| 2nd Age group | 432 | 19 | 65 | 84 |
| 3rd Age group | 385 | 13 | 60 | 73 |
| Totals | 1372 | 54 | 214 | 268 |
This table summarises the defects found at routine and
special medical inspections during 1945:—
TABLE C.
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections requiring | Special Inspections requiring | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Observation | Treatment | Observation | |
| Skin | 12 | 1 | 751 | 2 |
| Eyes | 61 | 48 | 220 | 17 |
| Ears | 3 | 2 | 99 | 11 |
| Nose and Throat | 45 | 133 | 395 | 86 |
| Heart & Circulation | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| Lungs (non-T.B.) | — | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| Tuberc., Pulmonary Definite | - | - | - | — |
| Tuberc., Pulmonary suspected | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberc., non-Pulm. | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Nervous system | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| Deformities | 44 | 4 | 61 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 123 | 17 | 605 | 48 |
| Totals | 291 | 228 | 2189 | 196 |