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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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
(1) | (2) | ||||||
4 | Skin | T | 108 | 104 | 106 | 318 | 8 |
O | 66 | 24 | 29 | 119 | 2 | ||
5 | Eyes—a. Vision | T | 246 | 383 | 307 | 936 | 171 |
O | 656 | 222 | 213 | 1091 | 72 | ||
b. Squint | T | 38 | 7 | 20 | 65 | _ | |
O | 15 | — | 3 | 18 | 1 | ||
c. Other | T | 18 | 11 | 22 | 51 | 2 | |
O | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
6 | Ears—a. Hearing | T | 44 | 18 | 18 | 80 | 28 |
O | 207 | 12 | 36 | 255 | 47 | ||
b. Otitis Media | T | 11 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | |
O | 23 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | ||
c. Other | T | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
O | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
7 | Nose and Throat | T | 99 | 24 | 40 | 163 | 5 |
O | 210 | 24 | 47 | 281 | 9 | ||
8 | Speech | T | 57 | 7 | 21 | 85 | 27 |
O | 110 | — | 10 | 120 | 9 | ||
9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
O | 91 | 6 | 6 | 103 | 1 | ||
10 | Heart | T | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
O | 26 | 2 | 15 | 43 | — | ||
11 | Lungs | T | 39 | 11 | 45 | 95 | 6 |
O | 75 | 8 | 35 | 118 | 6 | ||
12 | Developmental— | T | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | — |
a. Hernia | O | 12 | — | 4 | 16 | 1 | |
b. Other | T | 11 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 4 | |
O | 105 | 6 | 40 | 151 | 13 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic— | T | 5 | 45 | 2 | 52 | 9 |
a. Posture | O | 16 | 81 | 41 | 138 | 13 | |
b. Feet | T | 54 | 41 | 46 | 141 | 12 | |
O | 63 | 26 | 36 | 125 | 1 | ||
c. Other | T | 27 | 36 | 14 | 77 | 1 | |
O | 53 | 18 | 14 | 85 | 6 | ||
14 | Nervous System— | T | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 2 |
a. Epilepsy | O | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | ||
b. Other | T | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 2 | |
O | 44 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 6 | ||
15 | Psychological— | T | _ | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 |
a. Developme | ntO | 26 | 6 | 33 | 65 | 17 | |
b. Stability | T | 13 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 9 | |
O | 215 | 60 | 71 | 346 | 29 | ||
16 | Abdomen | T | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
O | 19 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 2 | ||
17 | Other | T | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 10 |
O | 30 | 28 | 30 | 88 | 9 | ||
T = TREATMENT | O = OBSERVATION |