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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: B. CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.

B. CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.

Age GroupsNumber of Pupils InspectedA. (Good)B. (Fair)C. (Poor)
No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
Entrants4369117626.9291366.72806.4
Second Age Group201784441.8108954.0844.2
Third Age Group227330013.2189783.5763.3
Other Periodic Inspections including 8 to 9 years291490831.2184863.41585.4
Total11573322827.9774766.95985.2

Table: Table III.INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.

Table III.

INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.

(i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorized persons74922
(ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested582
(iii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944)12
(iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944)