[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Herefordshire / County of Hereford County Council.

  • Herefordshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Herefordshire / County of Hereford County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE IV.—SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS A return of (a) Defects found to require treatment. (b) Defects requiring to be kept under ‘ observation ’ but not requiring specific medical treatment. Defect or Disease Number of Defects requiring treatment I 1 Nm requi nber of Def ring observa ects tion Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary Total Skin 5 4 9 — — — Eyes {a) Vision 30 73 103 5 35 40 (b) Squint 4 4 8 1 — 1 (c) Other 4 2 6 — — — Ears [a] Hearing ... 2 2 4 1 — 1 (b) Otitis Media 2 2 4 1 — 1 (c) Other 1 1 2 1 — 1 Nose or Throat ... 68 23 91 40 11 51 Speech 14 4 18 4 — 4 Cervical Glands ... 1 1 2 2 1 3 Heart and Circulation 9 11 20 12 2 14 Lungs 4 4 8 1 3 4 Developmental—(a) Hernia — — — — 1 1 (b) Other — 1 1 — — — Orthopaedic—(a) Posture 4 6 10 1 1 2 (b) Flat foot 1 7 8 — — — (c) Other ... 5 5 10 2 — 2 Nervous System-—(a) Epilepsy — 1 1 3 1 4 (^) Other 5 1 6 3 1 4 Psychological—(a) Development —' — — 1 — 1 (6) Stability — — — 1 — 1 Other 8 12 20 1 2 3 TABLE V.—Classification of the General Condition of Pupils inspected during the year in the age Groups. Age Groups Number Pupils Inspected 2 (Gc >od) B (Fair) C (Poor) No. 0/ /o No. 0/ /o No. y /o Primary Entrants 1644 395 24.0 1176 71.5 73 4.5 2nd Age Group ... 1469 249 17.0 1124 76.5 96 6.5 Other Group 1072 185 17.3 812 75.7 . 75 7.0 Total 4185 829 19.8 3112 74.4 244 5.8 SrXONDARY p Entrants 413 112 27.1 286 69.3 15 3.6 3rd Age Group 1711 444 25.9 1168 68.3 99 5.8 Total ... 2124 556 26.2 1454 68.4 114 5.4 Grand Total 6309 1385 21.9 4566 72.4 358 5.7