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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
Tottenham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table II.— Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1947.
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of defects | No. of defects | ||||
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| 4 | Skin | 32 | - | 865 | 2 |
| 5 | Eyes—a. Vision | 243 | 31 | 38 | — |
| b. Squint | 20 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| c. Other | 19 | — | 226 | — | |
| 6 | Ears— | ||||
| a. Hearing | 18 | — | 31 | — | |
| b. Otitis Media | 28 | 5 | 147 | — | |
| c. Other | 31 | 1 | 109 | _ | |
| 7 | Nose or Throat | 203 | 55 | 734 | 2 |
| 8 | Speech | 7 | 4 | 16 | — |
| 9 | Cervical Glands | 5 | — | 32 | — |
| 10 | Heart & Circulation | 26 | 22 | 130 | — |
| 11 | Lungs | 29 | 16 | 220 | 16 |
| 12 | Developmental— | ||||
| a. Hernia | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| b. Other | — | - | — | — | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic—- | ||||
| a. Posture | 31 | 19 | 23 | — | |
| b. Flat foot | 49 | 17 | 35 | — | |
| c. Other | 26 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |
| 14 | Nervous system— | ||||
| a. Epilepsy | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| b. Other | 8 | 1 | 44 | 1 | |
| 15 | Psychological— | ||||
| a. Development.. | — | — | 29 | — | |
| b. Stability | 2 | — | 243 | 1 | |
| 16 | Other | 91 | 33 | 1638 | 4 |
B.— Classification of the General Conditions of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups.
| Age Group | Number of Pupils Inspected | A. | B. | C. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Good) | (Fair) | (Poor) | |||||
| No. | % of col.2 | No. | % of col.2 | No. | % of col.2 | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Entrants | 1,467 | 99 | 6.8 | 1,300 | 88.6 | 68 | 4.6 |
| Second Age Group | 1,691 | 121 | 7.2 | 1,493 | 88.3 | 77 | 4.5 |
| Third Age Group | 1,008 | 148 | 14.6 | 822 | 81.7 | 38 | 3.7 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 1,874 | 150 | 8.0 | 1,681 | 89.7 | 43 | 2.3 |
| Total | 6,040 | 518 | 8.6 | 5,296 | 87.7 | 226 | 3.7 |