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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
Croydon 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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APPENDIX A.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
Year ended -31st December, 1948.
Table I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS.
A. Periodic Medical Inspections.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
Entrants 4,215
Second Age Group 1,886
Third Age Group 2,301
Total 8,402
Number of other Periodic Inspections 109
Grand Total 8,511
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections 7,394
Number of Re-Inspections 13,874
Total 21,269
C.—Pupils found to require Treatment.
(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation with Vermin).
| Group (1) | For defective vision (excluding squint). (2) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table 11A (3) | Total individual pupils. (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 27 | 1302 | 1320 |
| Second Age Group | 139 | 439 | 531 |
| Third Age Group | 214 | 540 | 692 |
| Total (prescribed group?) | 380 | 2281 | 2543 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 8 | 37 | 42 |
| Grand Total | 388 | 2318 | 2585 |