Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
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 | 1,390 |
Second Age Group | 2,120 |
Third Age Group | 863 |
Total | 4,393 |
Number of other Periodic Inspections | 628 |
GRAND TOTAL | 5,021 |
B.—Other Inspections. | |
Number of Special Inspections | 7,628 |
Number of Re-Inspections | 7,474 |
TOTAL | 15,102 |
C.—Pupils Found to Require Treatment.
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL PUPILS FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin).
Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA | Total of individual pupils |
---|---|---|---|
(i) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Entrants | 4 | 497 | 497 |
Second Age Group | 176 | 803 | 9°3 |
Third Age Group | 78 | 290 | 352 |
Total (prescribed groups) | 258 | 1.590 | 1,752 |
Other Periodic Inspections | 2 | 175 | 164 |
Grand Total | 260 | 1.765 | 1,916 |