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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Independent Schools, which so desire, have continued to
participate in the School Health Service. At present 16 such
schools take advantage of the facilities provided by the Service.
Subject to their parents' consent pupils attending these schools
receive routine medical inspections (at the same ages as children
attending maintained schools), and also have the advantage of
access, where necessary, to the specialist clinics. Arrangements
are also made as and when necessary for the special examination
of any child.
During the year 608 children were medically inspected and
a further 65 children received tests of vision and hearing only. In
addition, a total of 22 special inspections and 22 re-inspections
was carried out.
Further details, with a summary of the various defects found
at these examinations are as follows:—
PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
| Age Groups inspected (By year of Birth) | No. of Pupils who have received a full medical examination | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | No. of Pupils found not to warrant a medical examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| for defective vision (excluding squint) | for any other condition recorded at Part II | Total individual pupils | |||||
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1966 and later | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 36 | 36 | - | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1964 | 107 | 107 | - | — | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 1963 | 19 | 19 | - | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1962 | 42 | 42 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1961 | 9 | 9 | 17* | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1960 | 45 | 45 | 13* | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1959 | 88 | 88 | - | 35* | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 1958 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 | - | — | - | — | — |
| 1956 | 213 | 213 | - | - | 26 | 16 | 40 |
| 1955 and earlier | 25 | 25 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 608 | 608 | — | 65* | 63 | 50 | 111 |
The physical condition of all the children inspected was satisfactory.
*Tests of vision and hearing only at age of eight years.
23 pupils referred for treatment because of visual defect.
- pupils referred for treatment because of hearing defect.
OTHER INSPECTIONS:
Number of Special Inspections 22
Number of Re-inspections 22
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