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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Sutton 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Table: DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONSNOTE:- All defects, including defects of pupils at Nursery and Special Schools, noted at periodic and special medical inspections are included in this table, whether or not they were under treatment or observation at the time of the inspection. This table includes separately the number of pupils found to require treatment (T) and the number of pupils found to require observation (0)

DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS

NOTE:- All defects, including defects of pupils at Nursery and Special Schools, noted at periodic and special medical inspections are included in this table, whether or not they were under treatment or observation at the time of the inspection. This table includes separately the number of pupils found to require treatment (T) and the number of pupils found to require observation (0)

Defect Code No.Defect or DiseaseEntrantsPERIODIC INSPECTIONSSpecial Inspections
LeaversOthersTotal
1970196919701969197019691970196919701969
4SkinT12241735536382122283293
060825827116552341641-
5Eyes
(a) VisionT67952171962063124906035165
09716720146251275549488128
(b) SquintT675310554251318311
023433225165161--
(c) OtherT364178141524
0396-1242113--
6Ears
(a) HearingT151735161834408387
0489020670501381465-
(b) Otitis MediaT472-71138_-
03889112441793108--
(c) OtherT-211142724
011122861119--
7Nose and ThroatT36729351519612689
0302633772241223379188812
8SpeechT3570232727641002227
0981666227191311873_