London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bexley 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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B. - Pupils Found to Require Treatment at Periodic Medical Inspections
| Age groups Inspected (by year of birth) (1) | For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Part II (3) | Total individual pupils (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 and later | - | 5 | 5 |
| 1959 | 41 | 78 | 107 |
| 1958 | 71 | 89 | 142 |
| 1957 | 24 | 30 | 50 |
| 1956 | 42 | 46 | 79 |
| 1955 | 36 | 40 | 67 |
| 1954 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 1953 | 57 | 54 | 97 |
| 1952 | 45 | 47 | 81 |
| 1951 | 12 | 10 | 17 |
| 1950 | 11 | 14 | 22 |
| 1949 and earlier | 107 | 79 | 156 |
| Total | 457 | 505 | 847 |
C. - Other Inspections
| Number of Special Inspections | 1,518 | |
| Number of re-Inspections | 1,703 | |
| Total | 3,221 |
D. - Infestation with Vermin
| (a) Total number of individual examinations of pupils in school by school nurses or other authorised persons | 2,790 |
| (b) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 13 |
| (c) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) | - |
| (d) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944) |