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 Walthamstow]
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(iv) Pupils found to have undergone tonsillectomy-
Age Group | Number Inspected | No. found to have undergone tonsillectomy | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
5 years | 667 | 612 | 44 | 27 |
10-12 years | 790 | 850 | 38 | 38 |
14 years | 1079 | 1121 | 170 | 212 |
Other | 459 | 366 | 67 | 59 |
Totals | 2995 | 2949 | 319 | 336 |
(v) Pupils found to have defects of colour vision
Intermediate inspections | Leaver inspections | Others | |
---|---|---|---|
Tested for colour vision | 1572 | 2200 | 526 |
Pound to have defect of colour vision | 18 | 69 | 17 |
(vi) Vaccinal condition of children inspected -
Number inspected | Prophylaxis | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S.P. | Di ph: | Wh.C | Polio | B.C.G. | ||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | %, | |
5 years Boys 667 | 389 | 58.3 | 603 | 90.4 | 492 | 73.8 | 488 | 73.2 | 43 | 6.4 |
Girls 612 | 339 | 55.4 | 549 | 89.7 | 444 | 72.6 | 513 | 83.8 | 34 | 5.6 |
10-12 years | ||||||||||
Boys 790 | 335 | 42.4 | 680 | 86.1 | 432 | 54.7 | 594 | 75.2 | 30 | 3.8 |
Girls 850 | 392 | 46.1 | 741 | 87.2 | 481 | 56.6 | 689 | 81.1 | 44 | 5.2 |
14 years | ||||||||||
Boys 1079 | 507 | 46.9 | 764 | 70.8 | 281 | 26.0 | 639 | 59.2 | 381 | 35.3 |
Girls 1121 | 533 | 47.5 | 971 | 86.6 | 322 | 28.7 | 759 | 67.7 | 470 | 41.9 |
Others Boys 459 | 199 | 43.4 | 368 | 80.2 | 236 | 51.4 | 304 | 66.2 | 47 | 10.2 |
Girls 366 | 152 | 41.5 | 307 | 83.9 | 190 | 51.9 | 254 | 69.4 | 29 | 7.9 |
(vii) Parents present at medical inspections -
Number inspected | Number of parents present | Per Cent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
5 years | Boys | 667 | 626 | 93.9 |
Girls | 612 | 567 | 92.7 | |
10-12 years | Boys | 790 | 598 | 75.7 |
Girls | 850 | 707 | 83.2 | |
14 years | Boys | 1079 | 155 | 14.4 |
Girls | 1121 | 314 | 28.0 | |
Others | Boys | 459 | 274 | 59.8 |
Girls | 366 | 230 | 62.8 |