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 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.
1970 | 1969 | |
---|---|---|
Total children examined | 6,986 | 6,549 |
Skin | 35.4 | 32.8 |
Eyes : a. Vision | 65.4 | 75.8 |
b. Squint | 7.9 | 12.8 |
c. Other | 2.1 | 3.3 |
Ears: a. Hearing | 5.6 | 5.3 |
b. Otitis media | 3.1 | 3.6 |
c. Other | 5.9 | 7.7 |
Nose and Throat | 8.4 | 11.6 |
Speech | 6.6 | 8.1 |
Lymphatic Glands | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Heart | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Lungs | 3.4 | 2.9 |
Developmental : | ||
a. Hernia | 0.6 | 0.6 |
b. Other | 3.6 | 3.0 |
Orthopaedic : | ||
a. Posture | 2.6 | 2.5 |
b. Feet | 7.9 | 8.8 |
c. Other | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Nervous System : | ||
a. Epilepsy | 2.1 | 2.5 |
b. Other | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Psychological : | ||
a. Development | 12.7 | 11.7 |
b. Stability | 12.5 | 12.2 |
Abdomen | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Other | 34.1 | 18.0 |
Table VI.
Number of children examined other than at Periodic Medical Inspections:
Pupils examined for any condition, ailment or defect. | 2,472 |
Other special examinations, freedom from infection, employment byelaws, etc. | 659 |
3,131 | |
Re-inspections of pupils previously found to have some defect | 2,609 |