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 1972

[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
Skin78147
Eyes
(a) Vision267341
(b) Squint3994
(c) Other1236
Ears:
(a) Hearing21142
(b) Otitis Media13104
(c) Other111
Nose and Throat21346
Speech4791
Lymphatic Glands2292
Heart247
Lungs1592
Development:
(a) Hernia-11
(b) Other249
Orthopaedic:
(a) Posture3762
(b) Feet64125
(c) Other1832
Nervous System:
(a) Epilepsy814
(b) Other2344
Psychological:
(a) Development50180
(b) Stability21118
Abdomen849
Other3836
TOTAL: 3,0708072,263

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Children with defects noted at periodic or special medical
inspections are re-inspected at appropriate intervals by the school
medical officers. The number of such re-inspections carried out was 403.