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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

Kingston upon Thames 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: Defects noted at periodic medical inspections during 1965 (whether or not they were already under treatment or observation) are analysed below:

Defects noted at periodic medical inspections during 1965 (whether or not they were already under treatment or observation) are analysed below:

Defect or DiseaseRequiring
TreatmentObservation
Skin5367
Eyes:
(a) Vision491244
(b) Squint8034
(c) Other1310
Ears:
(a) Hearing1350
(b) Otitis Media1648
(c) Other103
Nose and Throat64239
Speech4219
Lymphatic Glands2863
Heart250
Lungs2279
Development:
(a) Hernia216
(b) Other9100
Orthopaedic:
(a) Posture6535
(b) Feet12264
(c) Other2838
Nervous System:
(a) Epilepsy1116
(b) Other117
Psychological:
(a) Development684
(b) Stability5105
Abdomen919
Other2622
Total: 254011181422

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Children with defects noted at periodic or special medical
inspections are re-inspected at appropriate intervals by the school
medical officers. The number of such re-inspections carried out in
1965 was 1,170.