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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
| Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | |||||
| 4 | Skin | T | 80 | 96 | 167 | 343 | - | |
| O | 34 | 26 | 30 | 90 | - | |||
| 5 | Eyes — | a. Vision | T | 163 | 420 | 410 | 993 | 57 |
| O | 413 | 184 | 256 | 853 | 10 | |||
| b. Squint | T | 40 | 11 | 23 | 74 | - | ||
| O | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | — | |||
| c. Other | T | 6 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 1 | ||
| O | 9 | 6 | 31 | 46 | — | |||
| 6 | Ears— | a. Hearing | T | 25 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 8 |
| O | 117 | 14 | 44 | 175 | 5 | |||
| b. Otitis | T | 19 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Media | O | 22 | 2 | 4 | 28 | — | ||
| c. Other | T | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | ||
| O | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | |||
| 7 | Nose and Throat | T | 68 | 21 | 35 | 124 | 1 | |
| O | 120 | 11 | 45 | 176 | 2 | |||
| 8 | Speech | T | 38 | 2 | 26 | 66 | 4 | |
| O | 59 | 2 | 11 | 72 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | |
| O | 47 | 5 | 9 | 61 | — | |||
| 10 | Heart | T | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 1 | |
| O | 22 | 3 | 21 | 46 | — | |||
| 11 | Lungs | T | 35 | 16 | 35 | 86 | 3 | |
| O | 62 | 21 | 50 | 133 | — | |||
| 12 | Developmental— | T | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | - | |
| a. Hernia | O | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 | ||
| b. Other | T | 3 | 15 | 22 | 40 | - | ||
| O | 63 | 20 | 57 | 140 | 1 | |||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | T | - | 29 | 6 | 35 | 2 | |
| a. Posture | O | 14 | 61 | 60 | 135 | — | ||
| b. Feet | T | 20 | 33 | 61 | 114 | 5 | ||
| O | 48 | 37 | 39 | 124 | — | |||
| c. Other | T | 13 | 18 | 22 | 53 | 1 | ||
| O | 63 | 43 | 39 | 145 | 1 | |||
| 14 | Nervous System— | T | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | - | |
| a. Epilepsy | O | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | ||
| b. Other | T | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 1 | ||
| O | 21 | 7 | 16 | 44 | — | |||
| 15 | Psychological— | T | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | |
| a. Development | O | 26 | 2 | 27 | 55 | 3 | ||
| b. Stability | T | 6 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 2 | ||
| O | 117 | 68 | 156 | 341 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Abdomen | T | 12 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 1 | |
| O | 23 | 8 | 15 | 46 | — | |||
| 17 | Other | T | - | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |
| O | 27 | 24 | 63 | 114 | 2 | |||
T = TREATMENT O = OBSERVATION