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After assessing all these factors, only those children where there
is a history of illness or ill-health, or where there appears to be a
health hazard, are given a full medical examination. Opinions differ
on the relative values of these two methods and further study and
observation are required in order to assess the exact merits of the
selective form of medical examination in schools.
In the following tables details of medical inspections held during
1965 are summarised and compared with statistics, where available,
for the year 1964. The available figures for 1964 are based on
figures kindly made available by the Inner London Education
Authority Central School Health Department, and relate to the
area of the new London Borough of Wandsworth.
Routine general medical inspections during 1965 totalled 17,464,
compared with 16,859 in 1964. Of the 17,464 children inspected,
12.9 per cent were referred for treatment of defects, 6.1 per cent
being referred for treatment of defects other than vision. The
corresponding percentages for 1964 were 13.6 and 5.9.

* Figures not available