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
Greenwich 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 1965
| Primary | 20,263 |
| Secondary | 16,000 |
| Nursery School | 562 |
| Special, including Hospital schools | 721 |
| 37,546 | |
| Age Groups | Number | Percentage | |
| 4 years and less | 954 | 6.4 | |
| 5 years | 2,778 | 18.7 | |
| 6 years | 830 | 5.3 | |
| 7 years | 724 | 4.8 | |
| 8 years | 1,994 | 13.3 | |
| 9 years | 387 | 2.6 | |
| 10 years | 208 | 1.4 | |
| 11 years | 1,008 | 6.7 | |
| 12 years | 1,665 | 11.1 | |
| 13 years | 564 | 3.8 | |
| 14 years | 522 | 3.5 | |
| 15 years and over | 3,338 | 22.4 | |
| 14,972 | 100.0 | ||
| Age groups inspected | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For other conditions | Total individual pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 years and less | 5 | 83 | 85 |
| 5 years | 35 | 227 | 260 |
| 6 years | 21 | 106 | 119 |
| 7 years | 28 | 70 | 90 |
| 8 years | 132 | 145 | 267 |
| 9 years | 24 | 39 | 57 |
| 10 years | 14 | 20 | 33 |
| 11 years | 129 | 58 | 177 |
| 12 years | 189 | 90 | 263 |
| 13 years | 61 | 44 | 101 |
| 14 years | 70 | 34 | 101 |
| 15 years and over | 586 | 123 | 692 |
| 1,294 | 1,039 | 2,245 |