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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 INSPECTIONS — INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
| Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | |||||
| 4 | Skin | T | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | - | |
| O | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 | — | |||
| 5 | Eyes- | a. Vision | T | 13 | 34 | 33 | 80 | 1 |
| O | 50 | 33 | 34 | 117 | 1 | |||
| b. Squint | T | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| O | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | — | |||
| c. Other | T | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| O | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | |||
| 6 | Ears— | a. Hearing | T | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| O | 18 | 8 | 7 | 33 | ||||
| b. Otitis Media | T | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| O | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | |||
| c. Other | T | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| O | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | |||
| 7 | Nose and Throat | T | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | |
| O | 16 | 7 | 13 | 36 | — | |||
| 8 | Speech | T | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | — | |
| O | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | |||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
| O | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| 10 | Heart | T | — | — | — | — | — | |
| O | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | |||
| 11 | Lungs | T | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | |
| O | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | — | |||
| 12 | Developmental— | T | — | — | — | — | — | |
| a. Hernia | O | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | ||
| b. Other | T | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| O | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— | T | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| a. Posture | O | 1 | 13 | 7 | 21 | — | ||
| b. Feet | T | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | ||
| O | 5 | 10 | 13 | 28 | — | |||
| c. Other | T | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| O | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 14 | Nervous System- | T | — | — | — | — | — | |
| a. Epilepsy | O | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | ||
| b. Other | T | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| O | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | |||
| 15 | Psychological— | T | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| a. Development | O | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | ||
| b. Stability | T | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| O | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | |||
| 16 | Abdomen | T | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | |
| O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | |||
| 17 | Other | T | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | |
| O | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
T—TREATMENT O—OBSERVATION