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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOB 1959
PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTION
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 & Later | 6 | 116 | 119 |
| 1954 | 23 | 288 | 301 |
| 1953 | 22 | 177 | 191 |
| 1952 | 7 | 40 | 45 |
| 1951 | 27 | 46 | 65 |
| 1950 | 199 | 365 | 520 |
| 1949 | 58 | 102 | 139 |
| 1948 | 93 | 97 | 174 |
| 1947 | 308 | 344 | 601 |
| 1946 | 169 | 181 | 304 |
| 1945 | 99 | 140 | 215 |
| 1944 &earlier | 606 | 423 | 932 |
| Total | 1617 | 2319 | 3606 |
| 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 | 35 | 68 | 97 | 147 | 354 | 455 | 892 | 9 |
| 5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 53 | 39 | 512 | 40 | 1617 | 211 | 185 | 53 |
| (b) Squint | 67 | 10 | 49 | 6 | 276 | 34 | 15 | 3 | |
| (c) Other | 18 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 96 | 54 | 123 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 17 | 38 | 16 | 23 | 94 | 132 | 173 | 33 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 40 | 114 | 12 | 66 | 82 | 405 | 22 | 3 | |
| (c)Other | 8 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 121 | 107 | 5 | |
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 124 | 313 | 31 | 121 | 302 | 944 | 142 | 60 |
| 8 | Speech | 34 | 47 | 6 | 16 | 74 | 115 | 60 | 9 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 96 | - | 5 | 5 | 165 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Heart | 14 | 34 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 246 | 20 | 36 |
| 11 | Lungs | 73 | 58 | 47 | 67 | 239 | 276 | 31 | 34 |
| 12 | Developmental | ||||||||
| (a) Hernia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | - | - | |
| (b)Other | 8 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 145 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic | ||||||||
| (a) Posture | 2 | 24 | 18 | 105 | 58 | 294 | 11 | 11 | |
| (b) Feet | 91 | 111 | 92 | 108 | 444 | 500 | 31 | 17 | |
| (c) Other | 24 | 81 | 25 | 65 | 144 | 251 | 165 | 17 | |
| 14 | Nervous System | ||||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 2 | |
| (b) Other | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 3 | |
| 15 | Psychological | ||||||||
| (a) Development | 5 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 76 | 11 | 10 | |
| (b) Stability | 15 | 111 | 8 | 134 | 68 | 608 | 29 | 17 | |
| 16 | Abdomen | 9 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 90 | 23 | 1 |
| 17 | Other | 28 | 60 | 16 | 37 | 96 | 258 | 752 | 79 |
(a) Requiring Treatment (b) Requiring Observation