[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley] page 107

Bromley 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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TABLE II.

A. Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspections

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	4	4	501	67
		5	Eyes— (a) Vision	134	125	107	18
			(b) Squint	22	6	16	6
(c) Other	—		6	221	11
0	Ears— (a) Hearing	3	2	5	2
	(b) Otitis Media	—	—	94	1
	(c) Other	5	1	168	12
7	Nose or Throat	63	172	573	176
8	Speech	5	4	7	—
9	Cervical Glands	—	28	31	12
10	Heart and Circulation	t)	61	39	31
11	Lungs	3	27	105	17
12	Developmental—
	(a) Hernia	1	9	5	3
	(b) Other	3	9	39	13
13	Orthopaedic—
	(a) Posture	58	55	43	25
	(b) Flat Foot	73	35	41	18
	(c) Other	70	63	202	30
14	Nervous Svstem—
	(a) Epilepsy	—	—	3	—
	(b) Other	4	9	81	20
15	Psychological—
	(a) Development	1	3	11	4
	(b) Stability	—	—	12	5
16	Other	55	76	1,194	123
	Totals	513	695	3,498	594

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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	877	430	49 03	404	46-06	43	4-9
Second Age Group	609	422	69-29	179	29-39	8	1 31
Third Age Group	594	380	63-97	205	34 51	9	1 51
Other periodic inspections	955	263	27-53	630	65-96	62	6-49
Total	3,035	1,495	49-25	1,418	46-72	122	4-02