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 Bromley]
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TABLE II.
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections. No. of Defects. | Special Inspections. No of Defects. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
4 | Skin | 36 | 4 | 700 | 19 |
5 | Eyes— (a) Vision | 194 | 150 | 66 | 10 |
(b) Squint | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | |
(c) Other | 23 | 4 | 239 | 6 | |
6 | Ears— (a) Hearing | 2 | 1 | 8 | — |
(b) Otitis Media | 1 | — | 71 | — | |
(c) Other | 7 | 2 | 142 | 4 | |
7 | Nose or Throat | 159 | 304 | 613 | 129 |
8 | Speech | 1 | 6 | 17 | — |
9 | Cervical Glands | 4 | 30 | 10 | 16 |
10 | Heart and Circulation | 21 | 57 | 24 | 34 |
11 | Lungs | 11 | 34 | 95 | 45 |
12 | Developmental— | ||||
(a) Hernia | — | — | 1 | — | |
(b) Other | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
13 | Orthopaedic— | ||||
(a) Posture | 62 | 31 | 12 | 5 | |
(b) Flat Foot | 205 | 14 | 22 | — | |
(c) Other | 115 | 23 | 171 | 26 | |
14 | Nervous System— | ||||
(a) Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | |
(b) Other | 7 | 20 | 79 | 23 | |
15 | Psychological— | ||||
(a) Development | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
(b) Stability | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
16 | Other | 221 | 67 | 848 | 171 |
Totals | 1,094 | 758 | 3,135 | 489 |
Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A—Good | B—Fair | C—Poor | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | %of Col. 2 | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
Entrants | 659 | 581 | 88.16 | 78 | 11.84 | — | — |
Second Age Group | 890 | 692 | 77.75 | 191 | 21.46 | 7 | 0.79 |
Third Age Group | 411 | 334 | 81.26 | 71 | 17.28 | 6 | 1.46 |
Other periodic inspections | 1,274 | 1,067 | 83.75 | 194 | 15.23 | 13 | 1.02 |
Total | 3,234 | 2,674 | 82.68 | 534 | 16.51 | 26 | 0.81 |