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 | No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination | Physical condition of pupils inspected | |
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 |
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 | 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 |