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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1961
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 & later | 6 | 86 | 89 |
| 1956 | 18 | 207 | 214 |
| 1955 | 14 | 132 | 144 |
| 1954 | 24 | 68 | 81 |
| 1953 | 130 | 322 | 412 |
| 1952 | 214 | 368 | 486 |
| 1951 | 19 | 39 | 51 |
| 1950 | 75 | 72 | 133 |
| 1949 | 265 | 388 | 574 |
| 1948 | 150 | 169 | 274 |
| 1947 | 147 | 154 | 262 |
| 1946 & earlier | 804 | 598 | 1262 |
| Total | 1866 | 2600 | 3982 |
DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
| Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Total including all other age groups inspected | |||||||
| T | O | T | O | T | O | T | O | ||
| 4 | Skin | 30 | 50 135 185 | 448 | 441 | 1188 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Eyes (a) Vision | 37 | 39 | 679 | 76 | 1866 | 398 | 227 | 70 |
| (b) Squint | 60 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 297 | 30 | 13 | 4 | |
| (c) Other | 17 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 110 | 26 | 145 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ears (a) Hearing | 15 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 151 | 74 | 176 | 25 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 9 | 74 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 210 | 20 | 4 | |
| (c) Other | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 118 | 3 | |
| 7 | Nose and Throat | 92 | 271 | 47 | 107 | 301 | 761 | 120 | 43 |
| 8 | Speech | 23 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 73 | 70 | 58 | 13 |
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | 1 | 60 | - | 6 | 4 | 127 | 1 | 1 |