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 Tottenham]
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SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (contd.).
Table II.—Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1937.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Number referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under Observation, but not referred for Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
Skin | Ringworm:— | ||
Head | - | - | |
Body | - | - | |
Scabies | - | - | |
Impetigo | - | - | |
Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular) | 20 | - | |
Eye | Blepharitis | — | - |
Conjunctivitis | — | - | |
Keratitis | — | - | |
Corneal Opacities | — | - | |
Defective Vision | 108 | 1 | |
Squint | — | - | |
Other Conditions | 3 | - | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 2 | - |
Otitis Media | 5 | - | |
Other Ear Diseases | — | - | |
Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis | 13 | 2 |
Adenoids | — | 1 | |
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 2 | — | |
Other Conditions | 9 | — | |
Enl. Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular) | — | — | |
Defective Speech | 1 | — | |
Heart Disease:— | |||
Heart and Circulation | Organic | — | 3 |
Functional | 1 | 2 | |
Anaemia | 4 | — | |
Lungs | Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | 7 | — |
Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | 4 | — | |
Pulmonary:— | |||
Tuberculosis | Definite | — | — |
Suspected | — | — | |
Non-Pulmonary | |||
Glands | — | — | |
Spine | — | — | |
Hip | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | |
Skin | — | — | |
Other Forms | — | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — |
Chorea | — | — | |
Other Conditions | 1 | — | |
Deformities | Rickets | 1 | — |
Spinal Curvature | 6 | — | |
Other Forms | 30 | — | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 31 | 2 | |
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 40 | — |
Table III. relates to "Exceptional Children" and is not required in connection with Secondary Schools