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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1958
Number of Individual Pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
| Year of Birth | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded | Total Individual Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 & Later | 7 | 76 | 80 |
| 1953 | 31 | 171 | 196 |
| 1952 | 12 | 46 | 55 |
| 1951 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 1950 | 25 | 41 | 60 |
| 1949 | 187 | 234 | 384 |
| 1948 | 34 | 30 | 59 |
| 1947 | 99 | 68 | 155 |
| 1946 | 287 | 286 | 511 |
| 1945 | 111 | 113 | 190 |
| 1944 | 96 | 76 | 163 |
| 1943 & earlier | 491 | 301 | 728 |
| Total | 1387 | 1450 | 2595 |
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Total including all other age groups inspected | |||||||
| (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | ||
| 4 | Skin | 23 | 60 | 84 | 122 | 278 | 373 | 658 | 14 |
| 5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 52 | 25 | 494 | 50 | 1387 | 255 | 232 | 43 |
| (b) Squint | 45 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 179 | 47 | 11 | 5 | |
| (c) Other | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 158 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 3 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 116 | 178 | 30 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 15 | 109 | 10 | 99 | 45 | 320 | 10 | 1 | |
| (c) Other | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 37 | 131 | 2 | |
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 58 | 260 | 23 | 71 | 168 | 669 | 166 | 42 |
| 8 | Speech | 19 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 78 | 47 | 4 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 5 | 63 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 117 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Heart | 5 | 33 | 3 | 79 | 17 | 216 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Lungs | 39 | 82 | 24 | 86 | 114 | 294 | 50 | 39 |
| 12 | Developmental (a) Hernia | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| (b) Other | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 26 | 9 | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic (a) Posture | 4 | 18 | 19 | 77 | 58 | 232 | 14 | 15 |
| (b) Feet | 39 | 69 | 74 | 115 | 250 | 363 | 19 | 8 | |
| (c) Other | 23 | 66 | 22 | 63 | 119 | 311 | 255 | 20 | |
| 14 | Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 5 |
| (b) Other | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 60 | 8 | 1 | |
| 15 | Psychological: (a) Development | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 26 | 12 |
| (b) Stability | 5 | 32 | 3 | 86 | 23 | 308 | 24 | 24 | |
| 16 | Abdomen | 8 | 17 | - | 12 | 28 | 59 | 18 | 21 |
| 17 | Other | 9 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 70 | 1031 | 53 |
(a) Requiring Treatment (b) Requiring Observation