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Croydon 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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APPENDIX A.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
Year ended 31st December, 1952
Table I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS.
A.—
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
| Entrants | 4,369 |
| Second Age Group | 2,017 |
| Third Age Group | 2,273 |
| Total | 8,659 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 2,914 |
| (8-9 years). | |
| Grand Total | 11,573 |
| Number of Special Inspections | 3,709 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 4,488 |
| Total | 8,197 |
(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation with Vermin).
| Group (1) | For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA. (3) | Total individual pupils. (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 47 | 682 | 723 |
| Second Age Group | 132 | 246 | 366 |
| Third Age Group | 192 | 219 | 392 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 371 | 1147 | 1481 |
| Other Periodic Inspections including 8 to 9 years | 174 | 202 | 371 |
| Grand Total | 545 | 1349 | 1852 |