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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 1968
[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 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | — | ||
| 5 | Eyes—a. Vision | T | 14 | 27 | 26 | 67 | |
| 0 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 53 | 1 | ||
| b. Squint | T | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
| 0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| c. Other | T | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 6 | Ears—a. Hearing | T | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | — | ||
| b. Otitis Media | T | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| c. Other | T | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Nose and Throat | T | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | _ |
| 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 25 | — | ||
| 8 | Speech | T | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 0 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| 10 | Heart | T | — | — | — | —— | — |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | ||
| 11 | Lungs | T | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | — | ||
| 12 | Developmental— a. Hernia | T | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| b. Other | T | 1 | _ | 2 | 3 | _ | |
| 0 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— a. Posture | T | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 0 | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | ||
| b. Feet | T | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |
| 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | — | ||
| c. Other | T | _— | 2 | 2 | |||
| 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | — | ||
| 14 | Nervous System— a. Epilepsy | T | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| b. Other | T | _— | —_ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | ||
| 15 | Psychological— a. Development | T | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | ||
| b. Stability | T | 1 | _ | 2 | 3 | _ | |
| 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | — | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | T | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 0 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | ||
| 17 | Other | T | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 25 | — | ||
T—TREATMENT
O—OBSERVATION