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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 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1951 Table 12- Periodic Medical Inspection.

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1951 Table 12- Periodic Medical Inspection.

Periodic Medical InspectionsOther Periodic InspectionsOther Inspections
EntrantsSecond age groupThird age groupTotalSpecial InspectionsRe-inspections
2,7031,7352,2506,6882,2995,1436,236

Table: Table 13-Classification of the General Conditions of Pupils.

Table 13-Classification of the General Conditions of Pupils.

Age GroupsNo. of Pupils InspectedA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
No.%No.%No.%
Entrants2, 70399336.71,68162 - 2291.1
Second Age Group1, 73558833. 91, 11264 1352.0
Third Age Group2, 2506 5629.11, 55269.0421.9
Other periodic inspections2, 29962227.11, 6 38712391.7
Total8, 9872, 8593 1.85, 98366 61451.8

Table: Table 14 - Defects Found by Medical Inspection.

Table 14 - Defects Found by Medical Inspection.

Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
1.2.1.2.
Skin501239017
Eyes(a) Vision3361432092
(b) Squint252723-
(c) Other14122627
Ears(a) Hearing222287--
(b) Otitis Media1315451
(c) Other10920310
Nose and Throat1371433028
Speech2332452
Cervical Glands449574
Heart and Circulation3752391
Lungs22782332
Developmental(a) Hernia111-
(b) Other-112510
Orthopaedic(a) Posture5291114
(b) Flat Foot57772-
(c) Other1375626028
Nervous Systems
(a) Epilepsy132-
(b) Other31843
Psychological
(a) Development-259715
(b) Stability5278620
Other511282219568

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1. Requiring Treatment. 2, Requiring to be kept under
observation but not requiring
treatment.