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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 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Table: TABLE VIIIDEFECTS 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 (O).

TABLE VIII

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 (O).

Defect Code No.Defect or DiseaseEntrantsPERIODIC INSPECTIONSSpecial Instructions
LeaversOthersTotal
1971197019711970197119701971197019711970
4SkinT25122817705312382357283
O7860665880116224234-1
5EYes
(a) VisionT66671442172112064214902851
O9897157201226251481549812
(b) SquintT65677105954131131-1
O26234325255551--
(c) OtherT431457101432
O2386131223211-
6
(a) HearingT81563141628344683
O564812204970117138125
(b) Otitis MediaT134128722132-
O443841129447793--
(c) OtherT2-1214222
O5132481211--
7Nose & ThroatT50361399351156966 8
O28730270773084126657912 1
8SpeechT4535-2, 17276?64622
O889826282711813123
9Lymphatic GlandsT33--3366--
O763873414912490-2