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 | 90 | 73 | 140 | 303 | 11 |
O | 24 | 52 | 79 | 155 | 2 | ||
5 | Eyes—a. Vision | T | 248 | 210 | 379 | 837 | 267 |
O | 386 | 279 | 504 | 1169 | 532 | ||
b. Squint | T | 43 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 3 | |
o | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 2 | ||
c. Other | T | 13 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 2 | |
o | 5 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 2 | ||
6 | Ears—a. Hearing | T | 58 | 11 | 36 | 105 | 104 |
O | 205 | 58 | 132 | 495 | 252 | ||
b. Otitis | T | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 | - | |
Media | O | 18 | 4 | 6 | 28 | — | |
c. Other | T | 2 | - | 5 | 7 | 1 | |
O | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | ||
7 | Nose and Throat | T | 88 | 22 | 39 | 149 | 13 |
O | 120 | 49 | 104 | 273 | 31 | ||
8 | Speech | T | 47 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 41 |
O | 36 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 22 | ||
9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
O | 34 | 7 | 26 | 67 | 4 | ||
10 | Heart | T | 13 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 2 |
O | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 8 | ||
11 | Lungs | T | 50 | 7 | 41 | 98 | 3 |
O | 48 | 53 | 56 | 157 | 13 | ||
12 | Developmental— | T | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
a. Hernia | O | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 4 | |
b. Other | T | 21 | 3 | 28 | 52 | 9 | |
O | 38 | 13 | 46 | 97 | 20 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic— | T | 8 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 7 |
a. Posture | O | 9 | 64 | 98 | 171 | 8 | |
b. Feet | T | 69 | 20 | 52 | 141 | 14 | |
O | 42 | 60 | 110 | 212 | 5 | ||
c. Other | T | 15 | 20 | 24 | 59 | 3 | |
o | 13 | 31 | 24 | 68 | 4 | ||
14 | Nervous System— | T | 7 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 2 |
a. Epilepsy | O | 4 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 3 | |
b. Other | T | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | |
O | 24 | 13 | 29 | 66 | 7 | ||
15 | Psychological— | T | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
a. Development | O | 21 | 12 | 24 | 57 | 16 | |
b. Stability | T | 13 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 18 | |
O | 78 | 73 | 225 | 376 | 42 | ||
16 | Abdomen | T | 13 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 5 |
O | 8 | 6 | 32 | 46 | 12 | ||
17 | Other | T | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 11 |
O | 19 | 54 | 86 | 159 | 32 |
T = treatment O = observation