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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
| Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | PERIODIC INSPECTIONS | Special Inspection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | |||
| 4 | Skin T O | 3 | 12 | 6 | 21 | — |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | ||
| 5 | Eyes—a. Vision T O | 1 | 33 | 20 | 54 | 2 |
| 27 | 22 | 26 | 75 | 3 | ||
| b. Squint T O | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | ||
| c. Other T O | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 6 | Ears—a. Hearing T O | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 | 9 | 24 | — | ||
| b. Otitis T Media O | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | ||
| c. Other T O | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 7 | Nose and Throat T O | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | ||
| 8 | Speech T O | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | ||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands T O | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 10 | Heart T O | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 11 | Lungs T O | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | ||
| 12 | Developmental— T a. Hernia O | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| 2 | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| b. Other T O | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic— T a. Posture O | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| b. Feet T O | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | — | ||
| c. Other T O | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | — | ||
| 14 | Nervous System— T a. Epilepsy O | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| b. Other T O | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| IS | Psychological— T a. Development O | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| b. Stability T O | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| — | — | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| 16 | Abdomen T O | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2 | 7 | — | 9 | — | ||
| 17 Other T O | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
T—TREATMENT O—OBSERVATION