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
Hammersmith 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Analysis of Non-Routine Medical Inspections (Cont'd)
| Secondary School Annual Surveys | 28 | (-) |
| Candidates for higher awards | 23 | (24) |
| Boarding Schools for the delicate-pre-departure | 17 | (10) |
| Boarding Schools for the delicate-on return | _ | (6) |
| Outward-Bound courses | 33 | (17) |
| Handicapped pupils-statutory examination | 123 | (176) |
| Handicapped pupils-periodic special defect examination | 178 | (486) |
| Research investigations and enquiries | 26 | (-) |
| Sub-Total | 2,739 | (2,432) |
| Special Inspections made at request of- | ||
| Head teacher-child's name entered in special book | 103 | (128) |
| Head teacher - others | 436 | (443) |
| School nurse-following health survey | 43 | (74) |
| School nurse-others | 98 | (227) |
| Divisional (Education) Officer | 74 | (97) |
| District Care Organiser or Care Committee | 42 | (67) |
| Parent | 183 | (193) |
| School Medical Officer | 365 | (279) |
| Sub-Total | 1,344 | (1,508) |
| Others- | ||
| Accident on school premises | 2 | (3) |
| Miscellaneous | 9 | (12) |
| 11 | (15) | |
TOTAL of all Non-Routine Medical
Inspections' 12,386 (11,483)
Analysis of defects found at Routine
Medical Inspections
(Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a
rate per 1,000 inspected).
Number inspected 9,935 (10,334)
| Defects-Skin | T | 14.70 | (19.74) |
| o | 17.11 | (20.42) | |
| Eyes (a) Vision | T | 101.86 | (65.61) |
| o | 67.44 | (79.35) | |
| (b) Squint | T | 13.99 | (11.81) |
| o | 7.25 | (6.87) | |
| (c) Other | T | 1.51 | (2.32) |
| o | 2.01 | (2.23) |
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