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East Ham 1950

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

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TABLE 56o
A. - RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED
31ST DECEMBER 1950.
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
124
28
480
26
Eyes - a. Vision
477
113
391
80
b. Squint
74
15
104
' 7
c. Other
57
12
245
23
Ears - a. Hearing
27
10
26
5
b. Otitis Media
19
6
31
3
c. Other
17
10
94
20
Nose or Throat
341
363
602
325
Speech
35
32
42
41
Cervical Glands
12
51
28
32
Heart and Circulation
28
44
9
29
Lungs
83
98
32
30
Developmental -
a. Hernia
8
9
3
5
b. Other ..
24
40
9
25
Orthopaedic
a. Posture
111
68
33
33
b. Flat Foot ..
190
64
86
36
c. Other ..
278
172
151
77
Nervous system
a. Epilepsy
4
3
11
7
b. Other ..
17
22
28
25
Psychological
a. Development
16
17
12
18
b. Stability .. ..
17
33
38
10
OJher .. ..
352
224
1,246
241
B. - CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE
YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.
Age Groups
Number
of
Pupils
Inspected
A
(Good)
B
(Fair)
C
(Poor)
No.
%
No.
%
NO.
%
Entrants
1,832
1,146
62.6
658
35.9
28
1.5
Second age group
1,499
889
59.3
590
39.4
20
1.3
Third age group
752
523
69.5
229
30.5
-
0.0
Other Periodic Inspectic
>ns 3,040
2,023
66.5
993
32.7
24
0.8
Total
7,123
4,581
64.3
2,470
34.7
72
1.0