[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham] page 83

East Ham 1951

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

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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1951.

TABLE 52

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	27	503	47
Eyes - a. Vision	632	95	610	87
b. Squint	117	18	123	20
c. Other	49	20	184	26
Ears - a. Hearing	25	13	37	10
b. Otitis Media	19	13	22	3
c. Other	22	16	78	25
Nose or Throat	340	478	515	341
Speech	29	30	38	52
Cervical Glands	10	144	6	45
Heart and Circulation	22	55	16	42
Lungs	76	82	25	42
Developmental -
a. Hernia	9	4	1	2
b. Other	12	47	17	16
Orthopaedic -
a. Posture	62	75	31	35
b. Flat Foot	85	32	77	46
c. Other	179	165	110	118
Nervous system -
a. Epilepsy	5	7	6	5
b. Other	12	17	47	31
Psychological -
a, Development	8	16	12	16
b. Stability	20	44	46	9
Other	289	191	1,081	240

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CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.

TABLE 53

Age Groups	Number of Pupils Inspected	A (Good)		B (Fair)		C (Poor
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
		Entrants	2,241	1,510	67.4	711	31.7	20	0.9
Second age group	1,289	834	64.7	447	34.7	8	0.6
Third age group	1,407	1,116	79.3	287	20.4	4	0.3
Other Period Inspections	3,013	2,148	71.3	844	28.0	21	0.7
Totals	7,950	5,608	70.5	2,289	28.8	53	0.7