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Croydon 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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- 1951
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- 136
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Notification of Births. Notifications were received in respect of confinement? conducted by:—
Live Births. Still Births. Total. -
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Accommodation for Confinement. The following table gives information concerning the accom niodation utilised for confinements:—
Number. Percentage. -
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MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEARS 1932—1950
Year Births (Live and Still) Maternal Deaths Maternal Mortality Rate Infant Mortality Rate -
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The following table gives the cause of death during ihe first month of life:—
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Deaths under on e year, arranged in days, weeks and months. The rate of infant mortality amongst legitimate children was 26 per 1,000 births. The rate in illegitimate children was 16 per 1,000 births.
CAUSES OF DEATH. 1st day. 2nd day. 3rd day. 4th day. 5th day. 6th day. 7th day. lst-2nd wk. 2nd-3rd wk. 3rd-4th wk. Under 1 mnth. 1-2 mths. 2-3 mths. 3-4 mths. 4-5 mths. 5-6 mths. 6-7 mths. 7-8 mths. 8-9 mths. 9-10 mths. 10-11 mths. 11-12 mths. TOTAL. -
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WARD STATISTICS
WARDS. Estimated Population. Births. Deaths. Birth Rate. Death Rate. Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. Death Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea) Death Rate from Diarrhoea. Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Death Rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases. Death Rate from Cancer. Natural Increase or Decrease of Population. -
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REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLE OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO CAUSE, AGE AND SEX.
Sex 0 - 1 - 5 - 15 - 25 - 45 - 65 - 75 - Total -
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1950.
Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in the whole District. Total cases notified in each Ward. Sex Distribution of Notified Cases. 1950. At ages—years. Upper Norwood. Norbury. West Thornton. Bensham Manor. Thornton Heath. South Norwood. Woodside. East. Addiscombe. Whitehorse Manor. Broad Green. Central. Waddon. South. Addington. At all Ages. Under 1 year. 1—4. 5—14. 15—24. 25—44. 45—64. 65 and up. M F -
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1 950
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July August Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total -
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Analysis of all cases admitted with corrected diagnoses (the figures for cases admitted from the Croydon Borough are given ill brackets):—
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The ensuing comparative tables give some further details:—
Year New Cases Completed Treatment Failed to attend for completion of Course Re-inforcing Injections -
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Origin and Source of New Cases attending.
Year. School M.C.W. -
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VACCINATION AGAINST SMALL-POX. A total of 2,391 persons were vaccinated against Small-pox.
Under 1 year of age 1-4 5—14 15 or over Total -
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Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January, 1950, to 31st December, 1950:— FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS.
Age Periods Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total (all ages) -
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Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from 1st January, 1950, to 31st December, 1950, otherwise than by formal notification:—
Source of Information Number of cases in age Groups Total 0— 1— 2— 5— 10— 15— 20— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— 75— Deatd Returns from Local Registrars Respiratory M - 1 - - - - _ - 1 2 - - 4 (A) F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (B) Non-Respiratory M - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 2 (C) F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (D) Deatd Returns from Registrar-General (Transferable deatds) Respiratory M - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 2 (A) F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (B) Non-Respiratory M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (C) F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (D) Postdumous Notifications Respiratory M - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 2 (A) F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (B) Non-Respiratory M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (C) F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (D) "Transfers" from Otder Areas (excluding transferable deatds) Respiratory M - - - - - 1 8 15 9 2 2 - - 37 (A) F - - 2 1 - 3 9 15 6 1 - - - 37 (B) Non-Respiratory M - - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 5 (C) F - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 2 (D) Otder Sources Respiratory M - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - 3 (A) F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (B) Non-Respiratory M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (C) f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (d) -
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Notification Register. Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31st December, 1950:—
RESPIRATORY. NON-RESPIRATORY. Total Cases. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. -
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Ages at Death from Respiratory Tuberculosis.
Year 0-5 5-15 15-25 25-45 45-65 over 65 TOTAL -
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The deaths were due to:—
Males. Females. Total. -
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Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Special Clinic, General Hospital, Croydon, during the year ended the 31st December, 1950.
Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other Conditions Totals M F M F M F M F Totals. -
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Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other Conditions Totals M F M F M F M F Ttls. Totals of Items 5, 6, 7 and 8 (brought forward) 31 41 56 16 312 535 399 592 991 -
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STATEMENT SHOWING THE SERVICES RENDERED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE DURING THE YEAR, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE AREAS IN WHICH THE PATIENTS RESIDED.
Name of County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings Croydon Surrey Kent London Total -
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ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CENTRES— 1950
Bensham Manor, Monday, a.m. Bensham Manor, Monday, p.m. Boston Road, Thursday Brighton Road, Wednesday East Croydon Tuesday East Croydon, Friday Monks Hill, Tuesday Municipal Monday Municipal, Thursday, a.m. Municipal, Thursday, jp.m. New Addington, Wednesday Norbury, Wednesday, a m. Norbury, Wednesday, p.m. St. Albans, Wednesday St. Albans, Friday St. Andrews, Monday St. Judes Hall, Tuesday, a.m. St. Judes Hall, Tuesday, p.m. St. Oswald, Thursday, a.m. St. Oswalds, Thursday, p.m. Holy Trinity, Selhurst, Wednesday Shirley, Thursday South Croydon, Thursday South Norwood, Tuesday, South Norwood, Friday Upper Norwood, Monday Waddon, Wednesday West Croydon, j Friday Lecture Hall, West Wickham, Monday Woodside, Friday, a.m. Woodside, Friday, p.m. Total, 1950 Total, 1949 -
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DAY NURSERIES. Attendances at Day Nurseries, 1950.
Cold-harbour House. White-horse Road. Mayday Road. Morland Road. * Bramley Hill. Ritchie Road. New Addington. Euston Road. Bensham Grove. -
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Treatment. The following summary shows particulars of the work-accomplished : —
Expectant Mothers. Nursing Mothers. Total. Young Children. -
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The Centres at which patients were examined, or from which they were referred, are given in the following list: -
Mothers. Young Children. Mothers. Young Children. -
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Tables required by Ministry of Health (Circular 2/50). (a) Numbers provided with Dental Care
Examined. Needing Treatment. Treated. Made Dentally Fit. -
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(b) Forms of Dental Treatment provided :
Extractions. Anaesthetics. Fillings. Scalings or Scaling and gum treatment. Silver Nitrate treatment. Dressings. Radio graphs Dentures provided. Local General. Complete. Partial. -
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The Work of the Health Visitors.—Maternity and Child Welfare Visits Only.
Visits Re Ashe Baker Beaumont E. M. Biggs Comm. 10/7/50 H. L. Biggs Bird Blest Devaney Early Eldridge Comm. 2/1/50 Elliott Griggs Hall Hillyard Hinton Johns Lucey Mayo Left 31/1/50 Morgenthal Left 31/1/50 Munroe Partridge Stanton Transferred June, 1950 Teasdale Comm. 23/1/50 Theison Comm. 8/5/50 Thompson Comm. 15/5/50 Thomas Left 28/2/50 Toneri Vince Comm. 15/8/50 Walker Left 31/7/50 Warman Webb Weller Comm. 2/1/50 Western Wilson Wybrew Total, 1950 Total, 1949] -
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The following table gives details of the reasons tor sending for medical aid : For Complications during Pregnancy.
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During the year the undermentioned loans were made : —
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Under the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts. Patients dealt with under the Lunacy and .Mental Treatment Acts during 1950, are as follows:—
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Under the Mental Deficiency Act. Number of known Mentally Defective Patients in thr Borough:
1949. 1950. -
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The cases are distributed as follows:—
1950. -
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During 1950, 41 cases were dealt with as follows:—
1949. 1950. -
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The following report is made by the Supervisor of the Occupation Centre:—
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Summary of Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors, and other Departmental Work.
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Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Order*, ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1950 and for which action was taken to enforce compliance:—
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HOUSING. Individual Unfit Houses. During the year action under the Housing Acts was mainly confined to the repair of houses. It was found necessary to apply Demolition Orders to 11 dwellings and Closing Orders to parts of nine dwellings.
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The receipts and expenditure for the past 5 years have been as follows:—
Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937. During the year the under-mentioned inspections have been made and defects were found as set out:— FACTORIES. Inspection.
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. -
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Nature of Employment of Outworkers on the Register, 31st December, 1950.
Nature of Work. Number Employed. Outwork in Infected Premises. Outwork in Unsatisfactory Premises. Remarks. -
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The following articles were disinfected at the Disinfecting Station during the year:—
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The following table shows the premises in the Borough at which food is known to be sold, manufactured or stored:—
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The following table gives a summary of the inspections mad" during the year, not including visits made to slaughterhouses, dairies or milkshops:—
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General Summary of meat and other articles of food found to be unfit and condemned by the Inspectors during 1950:—
Articles. Weight in lbs. Diseased. Unsound. Total. -
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The result of these inspections was as follows:— CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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Pasteurised Milk.
No. Samples Taken. Methylene Blue Test. Phosphatase Test. Not Satisfied. Satisfied. Not Satisfied. Satisfied. -
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Heat Treated Milk.
No. Samples Taken. Methylene Blue Test. Phosphatase Test. Not Satisfied. Satisfied. Not Satisfied. Satisfied. -
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Sterilised Milk.
No. Samples Taken. Turbidity Test. Not Satisfied. Satisfied. -
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Summary of Samples. During 1950 samples were obtained and submitted to the Public Analyst as follows:—
Samples of Total Samples Genuine Not Genuine Prosecutions Convictions -
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Samples of Total Samples Genuine Not Genuine Prosecutions Convictions -
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Samples of Total Samples Genuine Not Genuine Prosecutions Convictions -
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MISCELLANEOUS. Nursing Homes—Public Health Act, 1936.
Number of Homes. Number of Beds provided for:— Maternity. Others. Total. -
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CROYDON AIRPORT—AIRCRAFT AND PASSENGER ARRIVALS. * A return of aircraft and passengers from the " Excepted area" has only been made since 2/9/ 50. (i.e., since the new form has been used ). Day Hours (See*) "Excepted area" Europe outside "Excepted area" North Atlantic (U.SA.,Canada Newfoundland) South Atlantic South America West Africa South Africa Middle East Far East Persia Total Note.—AC=Aircraft BP = British Passengers AP=Alien Passengers AR=No. of Aliens referred to Medical Officer by the Immigration Officer C=No. of Certificates issued
Sunday AC BP AP AC BP AP AC BP AP AC BP AP AC BP AP AC BP AP AC BP AP AR C -
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RETURN OF ATTENDANCE IN MAINTAINED PRIMARY, MODERN, CENTRAL, TECHNICAL AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
School. Average No. on Registers. Average attendance. Average attendance per cent. Average 1949 attendance per cent. -
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School Average No. on Registers Average attendance Average Attendance per cent. Average Attendance 1949 per cent. -
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School Average No. on Registers Average Attendance Average attendance per cent. Average 1949 attendance per cent. -
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PARENTS PRESENT
Entrants Intermediate Leavers 8 to 9 years TOTAL Number Exmnd. Parents Present Number Exmnd. Parents Present Number Exmnd. Parents Present Number Exmnd. Parents Present Number Exmnd. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
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HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS, 1950.
Age. Number Examined 1950 Average Height in inches. Average Weight in lbs. 1950 1949 1948 1947 1936 1950 1949 1948 1947 1939 -
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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1950.
Defects Boys Girls No. requiring Treatment No. referred for Observation Percentage of total Examined No. requiring Treatment No. referred for Observation Percentage of total Examined -
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VISION.
Extent of Defect Intermediate Leavers Other Ages Total Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % % % -
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, 1950 (Percentages of Children examined)
Condition Entrants Intermediates Leavers Other Ages All Groups Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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Number of deaths 12, which is equal to a death-rate of 0.35 per 1,000. The deaths were due to:
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SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCES
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At the Lodge Road Clinic 1,634 defects involved 8,015 attendances, while at the subsidiary Clinics held at 206, Selhurst Road on five days weekly, 298 defects, 1,721 attendances; at the Duppas School 646 defects, 3,765 attendances; and at Rockmount School 45 defects, 102 attendances.
Complaint 1950 1949 Cases Attendances Average No. of Attendances per case Cases Attendances Average No. of Attendances per case -
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CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ENQUIRY OFFICERS AND CONFIRMED BY HEALTH VISITORS.
Name of School. School Population. Measles. German Measles. Whooping Cough. Chicken Pox. Mumps. Scabies. Impetigo. Body Ringworm Scalp Diphtheria. Scarlet Fever Dysentery Poliomyelitis. Jaundice. Conjunctivitis. Sore Throat. Indefinite Sickness. In, Not Infectious Meningococcal Infection Percentage incidence of conditions notified in Schools -
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CHIEF CAUSES 0F EXCLUSIONS FROM SCH00L
Condition Condition Percentage of total exclusions Exclusions during 1949 Percentage of total exclusions -
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Treatment of Visual Defects.
Number of defects dealt with. Spectacles prescribed. Under the Authority's Scheme. Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. Otherwise. Total. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. -
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PRESENT AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS.
Year. Estimated Increase in School Population. Total. Probable Increase in Dental Officers Required -
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The results obtained from school inspections were as follows:
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RESULTS OF SCHOOL INSPECTIONS.
1950. 1949. 1946. 1943. 1937. -
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The ensuing Table gives particulars of the principal items of treatment compared with those obtained last year:—
1950. 1949. -
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These include—
1950. 1949. -
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The following is a summary of treatment performed:—
1950. 1949. -
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A summary of the treatment performed for the above children is given below:—
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Summary of Work Done at the Selhurst Road Clinic.
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Summary of Work Done at the Waldrons Clinic.
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(1) Number of children who were— ( a ) Inspected by Dental Officer:
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Handicapped pupils requiring education at special schools or boarding in boarding schools.
Blind Partially Sighted Deaf Partially Deaf Delicate Physically Handicapped Educationally Sub-normal Maladjusted Epiletic Total -
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The following numbers of children were examined by the medical officers during 1950 as to their fitness to following the part-time employment indicated:—
1950. 1949. 1948. 1947. 1946. -
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Table I. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
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Table II. A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections* No. of defects No. of defects Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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B. CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.
Age Groups Number of Pupils Inspected A. (Good) B. (Fair) C. (Poor) No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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Table III. INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.
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T able IV. GROUP 1. —DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table III)
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year. By the Authority. Otherwise. -
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GROUP 2.—EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
Number of cases dealt with. By the Authority. Otherwise. -
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GROUP 3.—DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Number of cases treated. By the Authority. Otherwise. -
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GROUP 4.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
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Table V. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
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Table I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Year 1949. Year 1960. -
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NON-MAINTAINED TABLE II.—A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1960.
Routine Inspections Number of defects. Special Inspections Number of defects. DEFECT OR DISEASE. Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)