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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
Richmond upon Thames 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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Table V.
Recorded incidence of certain defects found to require treatment at periodic inspection per 1 ,000 pupils examined.
| 1965. | |
|---|---|
| Total children examined | 3,842 |
| Skin | 23.7 |
| Eyes : a. Vision | 89.8 |
| b. Squint | 9.1 |
| c. Other | 5.5 |
| Ears : a. Hearing | 6.2 |
| b. Otitis media | 3.9 |
| c. Other | 7.5 |
| Nose and Throat | 9.1 |
| Speech | 5.2 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 0.0 |
| Heart | 1.0 |
| Lungs | 1.0 |
| Developmental : | |
| a. Hernia | 1.0 |
| b. Other | 2.3 |
| Orthopaedic : | |
| a. Posture | 7.3 |
| b. Feet | 19.0 |
| c. Other | 19.0 |
| Nervous System : | |
| a. Epilepsy | 1.6 |
| b. Other | 0.5 |
| Psychological : | |
| a. Development | 0.8 |
| b. Stability | 2.3 |
| Abdomen | 4.4 |
| Other | 3.1 |
Table VI.
Number of children examined other than at Periodic Medical Inspections: —
| Pupils examined for any condition, ailment or defect | 1,411 |
| Other special examinations, freedom from infection, employment byelaws, etc. | 437 |
| 1,848 | |
| Re-inspections of pupils previously found to have some defect | 1,955 |