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 Brent]
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Part II.
Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
4 | Skin | T | 19 | 15 | 28 | 62 | 6 |
O | 241 | 100 | 227 | 568 | 26 | ||
5 | Eyes—a. Vision | T | 118 | 56 | 272 | 446 | 106 |
O | 341 | 251 | 486 | 1,078 | 68 | ||
b. Squint | T | 30 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 2 | |
O | 90 | 10 | 77 | 177 | 3 | ||
c. Other | T | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | — | |
O | 24 | 7 | 49 | 80 | 1 | ||
6 | Ears—a. Hearing | T | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 46 |
O | 165 | 44 | 131 | 340 | 48 | ||
b. Otitis Media | T | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | — | |
O | 158 | 21 | 119 | 298 | — | ||
c. Other | T | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
O | 71 | 8 | 77 | 156 | 17 | ||
7 | Nose and Throat | T | 23 | 6 | 29 | 48 | 10 |
O | 525 | 68 | 327 | 920 | 19 | ||
8 | Speech | T | 36 | 2 | 20 | 58 | 39 |
O | 104 | 18 | 65 | 187 | 10 | ||
9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 |
O | 272 | 20 | 185 | 477 | 18 | ||
10 | Heart | T | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | — |
O | 109 | 14 | 67 | 190 | — | ||
11 | Lungs | T | 8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | |
O | 163 | 24 | 133 | 320 | 15 | ||
12 | Developmental—a. Hernia | T | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | — |
O | 103 | 11 | 74 | 188 | 2 | ||
b. Other | T | 3 | — | 7 | 10 | 6 | |
O | 130 | 9 | 132 | 271 | 19 | ||
13 | Orthopaedic—a. Posture | T | 11 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 4 |
O | 63 | 55 | 153 | 271 | 2 | ||
b. Feet | T | 21 | 20 | 82 | 123 | 18 | |
O | 141 | 57 | 237 | 435 | 58 | ||
c. Other | T | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 27 | |
O | 58 | 21 | 59 | 138 | 20 | ||
14 | Nervous System—a. Epilepsy | T | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | — |
O | 15 | 4 | 27 | 46 | 1 | ||
b. Other | T | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
O | 13 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 2 | ||
15 | Psychological—a. Development | T | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
O | 63 | 13 | 86 | 152 | 24 | ||
b. Stability | T | 43 | 41 | 63 | 147 | 54 | |
O | 403 | 88 | 494 | 985 | 148 | ||
16 | Abdomen | T | — | — | — | — | — |
O | 58 | 29 | 87 | 174 | 1 | ||
17 | Other | T | 225 | 36 | 402 | 663 | 26 |
O | 58 | 47 | 94 | 199 | 430 |
T = Pupils found to require treatment.
O = Pupils found to require observation.