Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Defects noted at periodic medical inspections (whether or not they were already under treatment or observation) are analysed below:
Defect or Disease | Requiring | |
---|---|---|
Treatment | Observation | |
Skin | 72 | 127 |
Eyes: | ||
(a) Vision | 494 | 381 |
(b) Squint | 71 | 17 |
(c) Other | 8 | 13 |
Ears: | ||
(a) Hearing | 8 | 100 |
(b) Otitis Media | 16 | 96 |
(c) Other | 12 | 6 |
Nose and Throat | 27 | 236 |
Speech | 39 | 49 |
Lymphatic Glands | 5 | 96 |
Heart | 2 | 58 |
Lungs | 7 | 127 |
Development: | ||
(a) Hernia | 3 | 7 |
(b) Other | 6 | 106 |
Orthopaedic: | ||
(a) Posture | 46 | 104 |
(b) Feet | 68 | 80 |
(c) Other | 27 | 82 |
Nervous System: | ||
(a) Epilepsy | 10 | 20 |
(b) Other | 5 | 32 |
Psychological: | ||
(a) Development | 8 | 95 |
(b) Stability | 12 | 153 |
Abdomen | 10 | 24 |
Other | 28 | 63 |
Total: 3056 | 984 | 2072 |
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.