London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Defects noted at periodic medical inspection (whether or not they were already under treatment or observation) are analysed below:
| Defect or Disease | Requiring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Observation | ||
| Skin | 56 | 86 | |
| Eyes: | |||
| (a) | Vision | 427 | 392 |
| (b) | Squint | 57 | 25 |
| (C) | Other | 7 | 17 |
| Ears: | |||
| (a) | Hearing | 16 | 90 |
| (b) | Otitis Media | 12 | 108 |
| (c) | Other | 3 | 7 |
| Nose and Throat | 35 | 292 | |
| Speech | 58 | 22 | |
| Lymphatic Glands | 19 | 98 | |
| Heart | 2 | 66 | |
| Lungs | 9 | 124 | |
| Development: | |||
| (a) Hernia | - | 7 | |
| (b) Other | 5 | 81 | |
| Orthopaedic: | |||
| (a) | Posture | 15 | 64 |
| (b) | Feet | 62 | 93 |
| (c) | Other | 31 | 58 |
| Nervous System: | |||
| (a) Epilepsy | 10 | 13 | |
| (b) Other | 1 | 19 | |
| Psychological: | |||
| (a) | Development | 4 | 75 |
| (b) | Stability | 6 | 163 |
| Abdomen | 8 | 29 | |
| Other | 30 | 60 | |
| Total: 2862 | 873 | 1989 | |
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 1,582.