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 | 4 | 12 | 197 | 10 | ||
5 | Eyes- | (a) | Vision | 132 | 135 | 118 | 33 |
(b) | Squint | 14 | 20 | 7 | 5 | ||
(c) | Other | 2 | 16 | 97 | 11 | ||
6 | Ears— | (a) | Hearing | 2 | 17 | 4 | 5 |
(b) | Otitis Media | 1 | 3 | 32 | 2 | ||
(c) | Other | 2 | 10 | 92 | 6 | ||
7 | Nose or Throat | 42 | 144 | 289 | 133 | ||
8 | Speech | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | ||
9 | Cervical Glands | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | ||
10 | Heart and Circulation | 1 | 31 | 22 | 26 | ||
11 | Lungs | 1 | 15 | 27 | 15 | ||
12 | Developmental— | ||||||
(a) | Hernia | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
(b) | Other | 17 | 90 | 51 | 16 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic— | 15 | |||||
(a) | Posture | 26 | 70 | 29 | |||
(b) | Flat Foot | 48 | 248 | 62 | 41 | ||
(c) | Other | 25 | 64 | 189 | 35 | ||
14 | Nervous System— | 2 | |||||
(a) | Epilepsy | — | 1 | — | |||
(b) | Other | 1 | 12 | 30 | 16 | ||
15 | Psychological— | 18 | 26 | ||||
(a) | Development | 1 | 4 | ||||
(b) | Stability | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | ||
16 | Other | 11 | 59 | 445 | 147 | ||
Totals | 343 | 976 | 1,749 | 563 |
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 | 851 | 580 | 68.16 | 264 | 31.02 | 7 | .82 |
Second Age Group | 787 | 545 | 69.25 | 229 | 29.09 | 13 | 1.65 |
Third Age Group | 854 | 591 | 69.20 | 257 | 30.09 | 6 | .70 |
Other periodic inspections | 1,031 | 692 | 67.12 | 313 | 30.36 | 26 | 2.52 |
Total | 3,523 | 2,408 | 68.35 | 1,063 | 30.17 | 52 | 1.48 |