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

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

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    TABLE II. A—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR. PERIODIC INSPECT'NS. SPECIAL INSPECT'NS. No. of defects. No. of defects. Defect Defect or Requiring Code. Disease. treatment. No. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. 4 Skin 44 42 1505 41 5 Eyes— (a) Vision 422 402 954 1119 (b) Squint 60 67 160 148 (c) Other 81 34 404 42 6 Ears— (a) Hearing ... 21 19 45 13 (b) Otitis Media 25 39 160 45 (c) Other 45 34 143 22 7 Nose & Throat. 547 684 788 667 8 Speech — 40 4 60 9 Cervical Glands 21 69 40 34 10 Heart & Circ’l’n 14 106 95 76 11 Lungs 63 402 286 501 12 Developmental— (a) Hernia ... 3 23 13 15 (b) Other 17 54 5 25 13 Orthopaedic— (a) Posture ... 8 19 13 11 (b) Flat Foot . 31 16 67 67 (c) Other 84 86 87 125 14 Nervous System— (a) Epilepsy . 1 6 4 15 (b) Other 11 27 38 20 15 Psychological— (a) Developm’t 27 39 50 95 (b) Stability . 9 6 23 9 16 Other 80 80 1352 152 B—CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS. No. of A. B. c. Pupils (Good) (Fair) (Poor) Age Groups. Inspected. No. % No. % No. % Entrants 3688 .. .1056 28.6 ..2508 68.0 ...124 3.4 2nd Age Group 2845 .. . 827 29.1 ..1907 67.0 ...111 3.9 3rd Age Group Other Periodic 2030 .. . 681 33.5 ..1262 62.2 ...87 4.3 Inspections ... .. — — .. — — ... — —