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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 1967

[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
Skin71138
Eyes:
(a) Vision456363
(b) Squint6133
(c) Other819
Ears:
(a) Hearing2560
(b) Otitis Media977
(c) Other98
Nose and throat31296
Speech6659
Lymphatic Glands1796
Heart176
Lungs22139
Development:
(a) Hernia512
(b) Other5122
Orthopaedic:
(a) Posture51110
(b) Feet114156
(c) Other2886
Nervous System:
fa) Epilepsy2518
(b) Other943
Psychological:
(a) Development7128
(b) Stability10161
Abdomen432
Other47103
Total: 341610812335

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Children with defects noted at periodic or special medical
inspections are reinspected at appropriate intervals by the school medical
officers. The number of such reinspections carried out was 1,097.