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Hillingdon 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Report of the Principal School Medical Officer for the Year 1968
DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND
SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR
The following table includes all defects noted at periodic and special medical inspections, whether or not the patients were under treatment or observation at the time of the inspection. The number of pupils found to require treatment (T) or observation (O) is included separately.
| Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
| 4 | Skin | T | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 26 |
| O | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 11 | ||
| 5 | Eyes (a) Vision | T | 48 | 33 | 61 | 142 | 205 |
| O | 253 | 41 | 107 | 401 | 214 | ||
| (b) Squint | T | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| O | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| (c) Other | T | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| O | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Ears (a) Hearing | T | 71 | 11 | 53 | 135 | 209 |
| O | 38 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 235 | ||
| (b) Otitis Media | T | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| O | 14 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | ||
| (c) Other | T | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| O | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 7 | Nose and Throat | T | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| O | 80 | 7 | 16 | 103 | 67 | ||
| 8 | Speech | T | 27 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 53 |
| O | 52 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 46 | ||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | — | — | — | — | — |
| O | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 10 | Heart | T | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| O | 21 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | ||