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 West Ham]
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TABIE II
A. Return of defects found by medical inspection in the year ended 31st December,
Defect Code Number | Disease or Defect | Periodic Inspection No. of defects | Special Inspections No. of defects | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | ||
4 | Skin | 30 | 8 | 953 | 35 |
5 | Eyes - | ||||
(a) Vision | 315 | 96 | 307 | 131 | |
(b) Squint | 48 | 24 | 63 | 31 | |
(e) Other | 5 | 5 | 210 | 7 | |
6 | Ears - | ||||
(a) Hearing | 10 | 18 | 88 | ||
(b) Otitis media | 3 | 42 | 18 | ||
(c) Other | 4 | 3 | 86 | 7 | |
7 | Nose and throat | 63 | 110 | 175 | 168 ' |
8 | Speech | 25 | 59 | 84 | 121 |
9 | Cervical glands | 10 | 8 | 56 | |
10 | Heart and circulation | 8 | 23 | 35 | 4l |
11 | Lungs | 23 | 66 | 61 | |
Developmental - | |||||
(a) Hernia | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||
(b) Other | 3 | 23 | 5 | 57 | |
13 | Orthopaed ic - | ||||
(a) Posture | 16 | 21 | 33 | ||
(b) Plat foot | 4i | 20 | 4l | 69 | |
(c) Other | 31 | 48 | 68 | 56 | |
Nervous system - | |||||
(a) Epilepsy | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |
(b) Other | 10 | 15 | 23 | 38 | |
15 | Psychological - | ||||
(a) Development | 12 | 103 | |||
(b) Stability | 16 | 90 | 131 | 108 | |
16 | Other | 70 | 181 | 1,781 | 434 |
B. Classification of the General Condition of children Inspected during the year in the Periodic Age Groups.
Age Groups Inspected | Number of pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Pair) | C (Poor) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % of col.2 | No. | % of col.2 | No. | % of col,2 | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
Entrants | 2,668 | 992 | 37.18 | 1,641 | 35 | 1.31 | |
Second Age Group | 2,329 | 868 | 37.27 | 1,441 | 0.86 | ||
Third Age Group Additional Perioc Inspections | 46 .50 48.59 | 978 | 52.27 | 23 21 | 1.23 1,74 | ||
Total | 8,072 | 3,315 | 41,07 | 4,658 | 57.70 | 99 | 1.23 |
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