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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 1968

[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
Skin72127
Eyes:
(a) Vision494381
(b) Squint7117
(c) Other813
Ears:
(a) Hearing8100
(b) Otitis Media1696
(c) Other126
Nose and Throat27236
Speech3949
Lymphatic Glands596
Heart258
Lungs7127
Development:
(a) Hernia37
(b) Other6106
Orthopaedic:
(a) Posture46104
(b) Feet6880
(c) Other2782
Nervous System:
(a) Epilepsy1020
(b) Other532
Psychological:
(a) Development895
(b) Stability12153
Abdomen1024
Other2863
Total: 30569842072

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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 1,498.