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 | 19 | 11 | 476 | 32 | |
5 | Eyes— | (a) Vision | 148 | 113 | 118 | 30 |
(b) Squint | 10 | 11 | 23 | 9 | ||
(c) Other | 40 | 16 | 265 | 19 | ||
6 | Ears— | (a) Hearing | 4 | 4 | 23 | 10 |
(b) Otitis Media | 4 | 1 | 70 | 3 | ||
(c) Other | — | — | 215 | 12 | ||
7 | Nose or Throat | 69 | 138 | 322 | 109 | |
8 | Speech | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | |
9 | Cervical Glands | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10 | |
10 | Heart and Circulation | 18 | 45 | 42 | 48 | |
11 | Lungs | 3 | 12 | 53 | 14 | |
12 | Developmental— | |||||
(a) Hernia | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||
(b) Other | 1 | 11 | 16 | 16 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic— | |||||
(a) Posture | 53 | 50 | 19 | 19 | ||
(b) Flat Foot | 42 | 100 | 50 | 21 | ||
(c) Other | 42 | 29 | 196 | 23 | ||
14 | Nervous System— | |||||
(a) Epilepsy | — | — | 1 | — | ||
(b) Other | 4 | 10 | 23 | 17 | ||
15 | Psychological— | |||||
(a) Development | 1 | 1 | 14 | 22 | ||
(b) Stability | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
16 | Other | 60 | 76 | 730 | 133 | |
Totals | 535 | 651 | 2,697 | 555 |
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 | 734 | 416 | 56.68 | 307 | 41.83 | 11 | 1.50 |
Second Age Group | 802 | 382 | 47.63 | 402 | 50.12 | 18 | 2.24 |
Third Age Group | 571 | 298 | 52.19 | 259 | 45.36 | 14 | 2.45 |
Other periodic inspections | 1,162 | 689 | 59.29 | 459 | 39.50 | 14 | 1.20 |
Total | 3,269 | 1,785 | 54.60 | 1,427 | 43.65 | 57 | 1.74 |