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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 1966

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

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

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

Defect or DiseaseRequiring
TreatmentObservation
Skin7991
Eyes:
(a) Vision501388
(b) Squint8219
(c) Other1511
Ears:
(a) Hearing1354
(b) Otitis Media1468
(c) Other611
Nose and Throat55252
Speech3147
Lymphatic Glands2274
Heart162
Lungs15129
Development:
(a) Hernia611
(b) Other13148
Orthopaedic:
(a) Posture5869
(b) Feet121123
(c) Other1969
Nervous System:
(a) Epilepsy714
(b) Other515
Psychological:
(a) Development783
(b) Stability5102
Abdomen724
Other2936
Total;301111111900

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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
was 1532.