London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bromley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE I.
Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and
Secondary Schools.
A. Periodic Medical Inspections.
Number of Inspections in the Prescribed Groups:—
| Entrants | 665 |
| Second Age Group | 1,775 |
| Third Age Group | 388 |
| Total | 2,828 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 1,170* |
| Grand Total | 3,998 |
* Children aged 8 years.
Children in their 13th year, at County Grammar and Technical Schools.
B. Other Inspections.
| Number of Special Inspections | 1,414 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 518 |
| Total | 1,932 |
C. Pupils Found to Require Treatment.
Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspections 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 II. A. | Total individual pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 14 | 55 | 69 |
| Second Age Group | 39 | 84 | 123 |
| Third Age Group | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 64 | 155 | 219 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| Grand Total | 99 | 188 | 287 |