[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham] page 93

East Ham 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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TABLE 37.

A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended31stDecember1948.

Defect or Disease	Periodic Inspections		Special Inspections
	No. of defects		No. of defects
	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
Skin	71	36	709	53
Eyes—a. Vision	203	229	123	126
b. Squint	27	45	22	53
c. Other	43	57	203	73
Ears—a. Hearing	9	21	21	7
b. Otitis Media	15	17	46	5
c. Other	16	19	114	29
Nose or Throat	379	498	705	456
Speech	18	35	23	22
Cervical Glands	20	80	33	29
Heart and Circulation	2	34	8	15
Lungs	58	95	7	30
Developmental—
a. Hernia	8	19	9	7
b. Other	21	59	12	23
Orthopaedic—
a. Posture	55	52	0	12
b. Flat Foot	85	46	55	19
c. Other	88	79	35	32
Nervous system—
a. Epilepsy	5	5	5	12
b. Other	20	44	69	28
Psychological—
a. Development	22	40	26	28
b. Stability	15	33	20	7
Other	148	287	1,490	365

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B.— Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the year in the Age Groups.