[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow] page 84

Hounslow 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table 23 Medical inspection of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools (including nursery and special schools)

Periodic Medical Inspections
Age groups inspected	No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination	Physical condition of pupils inspected
Age groups inspected	No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
1968 and later	416	404	12
1967	1,756	1,720	36
1966	1,231	1,230	1
1965	500	498	2
1964	1,311	1,298	13
1963	612	610	2
1962	35	35	—
1961	75	74	1
1960	876	862	14
1959	363	353	10
1958	17	17	—
1957 and earlier	368	367	1
Total	7,560	7,468	92
Special inspections
Number of special inspections	4,939
Number of re-inspections	1,918
TotaI	6,857

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Table 24 Defects found by periodic and special medical inspections

Defects or disease		Number of defects found at Periodic medical inspections		Special inspections
Defects or disease		Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation
Skin		137	337	631	33
Eyes	a. Vision	113	388	284	94
b. Squint		57	77	9	12
c. Other		17	73	17	7
Ears	a. Hearing	73	283	283	54
b. Otitis media		44	206	25	19
c. Other		77	171	135	25
Nose and throat		85	495	80	48
Speech		61	203	58	43
Lymphatic glands		3	157	11	18
Heart		15	122	29	45
Lungs		37	175	25	19
Developmental	a. Hernia	5	47	8	6
b. Other		25	313	41	46
Orthopaedic	a. Posture	10	69	5	8
b. Feet		39	150	66	18
c. Other		25	146	24	18
Nervous system	a. Epilepsy	10	62	5	5
b. Other		14	161	19	11
Psychological	a. Development	9	116	87	17
b. Stability		15	472	96	46
Abdomen		9	62	15	1
Other		47	290	249	111