[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley] page 117

Bromley 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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TABLE II.

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A. Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspections

Defect Code No.	Defect or Disease	Periodic Inspections. No. of Defects.		Special Inspections. No of Defects.
Defect Code No.	Defect or Disease	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

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B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups

Age Groups	Number of Pupils Inspected	A—Good		B—Fair		C—Poor
Age Groups	Number of Pupils Inspected	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