[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow] page 120

Hounslow 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table 30 Medical inspection of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools (including nursery and special schools)

Periodic medical inspections

Age groups inspected (by year of birth)	No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination		Physical condition of pupils inspected
			Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
			1964 and later	364	352	12
1963	1535		1503	32
1962	1160		1140	20
1961	1152		1126	26
1960	1082		1051	31
1959	379		371	8
1958	56		56	-
1957	747		747	-
1956	724		699	25
1955	219		206	13
1954	345		344	1
1953 and earlier	985		974	11
Total	8748		8569	179
Special inspections
Number of special inspections	5598
Number of re-inspections	4631
Total	10, 229
Table 31 Defects found by Periodic and Special Medical Inspections
Defects or Disease	Number of defects found at Periodic medical inspections		Special Requiring treatment	inspect ions Requiring to be kept under observation
Defects or Disease	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation	Special Requiring treatment	inspect ions Requiring to be kept under observation
Skin	248	260	641	92
Eyes a. Vision	707	477	275	295
b. Squint	104	82	17	20
c. Other	21	63	28	22
Ears a. Hearing	96	234	85	240
b. Otitis Media	59	113	15	28
c. Other	35	57	47	21
Nose and Throat	157	440	50	112
Speech	71	136	38	89
Lymphatic Glands	15	52	-	9
Heart	36	136	6	65
Lungs	56	227	19	53
Developmental a. Hernia	12	49	6	12
b. Other	48	272	19	140
Orthopaedic a. Posture	12	104	4	28
b. Feet	93	198	57	69
c. Other	84	174	21	75
Nervous System a. Epilepsy	10	34	5	16
b. Other	13	166	17	41
Psychological a. Development	27	88	17	41
b. Stability	51	528	48	204
Abdomen	13	55	9	15
Other	104	239	107	167