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
East Ham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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profession. There are quite a number of young dental surgeons
who would prefer to work in the School service but economic
conditions force them into the more lucrative sphere of private
practice.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
TABLE 36.
| A.—Periodic Medical Inspections. | |
|---|---|
| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups : | |
| Entrants | 2,001 |
| Second age group | 1,443 |
| Third age group | 489 |
| Total | 3,933 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 2,732 |
| Grand Total | 6,665 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections | 3,958 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 9,800 |
| Total | 13,758 |
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 37A | Total individual pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 14 | 514 | 523 |
| Second age group | 59 | 238 | 281 |
| Third age group | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 96 | 773 | 848 |
| Other periodic inspections | 107 | 295 | 384 |
| Grand Total | 203 | 1,068 | 1,232 |