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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 1971

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

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

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

Defect or DiseaseRequiring
TreatmentObservation
Skin61228
Eyes: (a) Vision391401
(b) Squint3356
(c) Other820
Ears: (a) Hearing15104
(b) Otitis Media1545
(c) Other38
Nose and Throat27256
Speech4550
Lymphatic Glands1097
Heart143
Lungs1586
Development: (a) Hernia211
(b) Other1140
Orthopaedic: (a) Posture1649
(b) Feet3997
(c) Other1744
Nervous System: (a) Epilepsy1317
(b) Other239
Psychological: (a) Development16210
(b) Stability8117
Abdomen1147
Other3473
TOTAL: 29317932138

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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 707.