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 Hounslow]
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Periodic medical inspections
Age groups inspected (by year of birth) | No. of pupils who have received a fulI medical examination | Physical condidion of pupils inspected | |
---|---|---|---|
Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
1966 and later | 200 | 194 | 6 |
1965 | 1370 | 1347 | 23 |
1964 | 1658 | 1644 | 14 |
1963 | 184 | 179 | 5 |
1962 | 443 | 441 | 2 |
1961 | 119 | 119 | - |
1960 | 32 | 32 | - |
1959 | 726 | 726 | - |
1958 | 1021 | 1012 | 9 |
1957 | 258 | 253 | 5 |
1956 | 930 | 920 | 10 |
1955 and earlier | 1227 | 1221 | 6 |
Total | 8168 | 8088 | 80 |
Special inspections | |||
Number of special inspections | 4393 | ||
Number of re-inspections | 2970 | ||
Total | 7363 |
Defects or disease | Number of defects found at Periodic medical inspections | Special inspections | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | |
Skin | 220 | 277 | 259 | 38 |
Eyes a. Vision | 292 | 422 | 157 | 123 |
b. Squint | 63 | 58 | 12 | 4 |
c. Other | 22 | 61 | 11 | 9 |
Ears a. Hearing | 57 | 251 | 95 | 147 |
b. Otitis media | 21 | 96 | 10 | 18 |
c. Other | 37 | 96 | 69 | 39 |
Nose and throat | 93 | 336 | 29 | 50 |
Speech | 35 | 108 | 21 | 16 |
Lymphatic glands | 2 | 75 | 2 | 5 |
Heart | 7 | 140 | 8 | 35 |
Lungs | 27 | 230 | 18 | 32 |
Developmental a. Hernia | 5 | 38 | 6 | 5 |
b. Other | 30 | 180 | 22 | 82 |
Orthopaedic a. Posture | 10 | 81 | 6 | 10 |
b. Feet | 59 | 200 | 48 | 34 |
c. Other | 39 | 141 | 29 | 27 |
Nervous system a, Epilepsy | 15 | 34 | 4 | 7 |
b. Other | 12 | 179 | 9 | 36 |
Psychological a. Development | 22 | 79 | 14 | 28 |
b. Stability | 19 | 473 | 27 | 100 |
Abdomen | 19 | 90 | 9 | 25 |
Other | 66 | 350 | 58 | 173 |