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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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1951 Table
| Periodic Medical Inspections | Other Periodic Inspections | Other Inspections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Second age group | Third age group | Total | Special Inspections | Re-inspections | ||
| 2,703 | 1,735 | 2,250 | 2,299 | 5,143 | 6,236 | ||
Table 13-Classification of the General Conditions of Pupils.
| Age Groups | No. of Pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | C (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 2, 703 | 993 | 36.7 | 29 | 1.1 | ||
| Second Age Group | 1, 735 | 588 | 33. 9 | 64 1 | 35 | ||
| Third Age Group | 2, 250 | 6 56 | 29.1 | 1, 552 | 69.0 | 42 | 1.9 |
| Other periodic inspections | 2, 299 | 27.1 | 1, 6 38 | 712 | 39 | 1.7 | |
| Total | 8, 987 | 2, 859 | 3 1.8 | 5, 983 | 145 | ||
Table 14 - Defects Found by Medical Inspection.
| Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | |||||
| 1. | 2. | 1. | 2. | |||
| Skin | 50 | 12 | 390 | 17 | ||
| Eyes | (a) Vision | 336 | 143 | 209 | 2 | |
| (b) Squint | 25 | 27 | 23 | - | ||
| (c) Other | 14 | 12 | 262 | 7 | ||
| Ears | (a) Hearing | 22 | 22 | 87 | -- | |
| (b) Otitis Media | 13 | 15 | 45 | 1 | ||
| (c) Other | 10 | 9 | 203 | 10 | ||
| Nose and Throat | 137 | 143 | 302 | 8 | ||
| Speech | 23 | 32 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Cervical Glands | 4 | 49 | 57 | 4 | ||
| Heart and Circulation | 37 | 52 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Lungs | 22 | 78 | 233 | 2 | ||
| Developmental | (a) Hernia | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| (b) Other | - | 11 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Orthopaedic | (a) Posture | 52 | 91 | 11 | 4 | |
| (b) Flat Foot | 57 | 77 | 2 | - | ||
| (c) Other | 137 | 56 | 260 | 28 | ||
| Nervous Systems | ||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | ||
| (b) Other | 3 | 18 | 43 | |||
| Psychological | ||||||
| (a) Development | - | 25 | 97 | 15 | ||
| (b) Stability | 5 | 27 | 86 | 20 | ||
| Other | 51 | 128 | 2219 | 568 | ||
1. Requiring Treatment. 2, Requiring to be kept under
observation but not requiring
treatment.