[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.

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TABLE D.—INFESTATION WITH VERMIN (i) Total number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons. 42,811 (ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested ... 249 jii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944) .249 iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944) PART II. (Ministry of Education) DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR TABLE A.—PERIODIC INSPECTIONS Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Entrants Leavers Others Totals Requiring Treat, i Observ. Reqi Treat. liring Observ. Requiring Treat. | Observ. Reqi Treat. liring Observ. 4 Skin .. 30 56 41 67 25 35 96 158 5 Eyes—a. Vision 54 37 66 29 73 69 193 135 b. Squint 20 23 3 5 16 28 39 c. Other... 11 21 9 25 13 19 33 65 6 Ears—a. Hearing 8 94 2 15 4 29 14 138 b. Otitis Media 2 21 5 7 9 7 37 c. Other... 5 7 1 4 2 16 8 27 7 Nose & Throat... 12 310 52 10 142 22 504 8 Speech . 5 50 3 2 25 7 78 9 Lymphatic Glands . 2 65 10 1 t f. 3 Q1 10 Heart . 3 64 2 31 2 1 U 32 7 y x | 127 11 Lungs . 6 136 20 52 6 208 12 Developmental— a. Hernia 27 1 1 4 1 32 b. Other... 10 77 2 9 3 70 15 156 13 Orthopaedic— a. Posture 30 17 18 18 29 25 77 60 b. Feet ... 29 41 3 1 24 30 56 72 c. Other... 27 48 7 42 18 28 52 118 14 Nervous System- a. Epilepsy 6 4 10 b. Other ... 1 20 2 7 12 3 39 15 Psychological— a. Development 36 2 1 14 1 52 b. Stability . 65 1 13 2 38 3 116 16 Abdomen . 2 11 8 16 2 35 17 Other . 3 39 1 33 -— 25 4 97