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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION IN SCHOOLS
The system of routine medical inspection is as follows: -
Primary and Modern Secondary Schools.
| Children admitted for the first time to a maintained school and not already examined as Entrants, i,e. normally between 5 and 6 years. | |
| Children in their second year in a Junior School, unless previously examined in the Junior School. | |
| Children in their first year in a Secondary school who have not already been examined as Primary Leavers. | |
| Children in their last year of attendance at a Maintained Secondary School who have not been medically examined in that year. | |
| Children of other ages with possible defects and whom the Head Teacher and parents wish the Medical Officer to see at his next visit. |
A total of 12,792 children were examined as compared with
13,663 in 1959, and 6,090 parents attended the examinations.
The total percentage of parents attending was 47.6 against
48.5 last year. See Appendix B, Table V.
638 specials and 463 re-inspections of children were carried
out.