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

Lambeth 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1972

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1972

SCHOOL ROLL (May 1972)48,330
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
Routine15,253
Special3,012
Re-inspections5,548
Number of medical inspections per 1,000 pupils493
Health Surveys - comprehensive34,443
Number per 1,000 pupils713
Percentage found verminous2.5
Health Serveys - selective12,724
Number per 1,000 pupils263
Percentage found verminous3.4
Audiometry
Number of children given sweep test6,224
Number of children given pure tons test448
Number of children referred to otologist at audiology centre110
SCHOOL MEDICAL TREATMENT Hospital and Specialist Clinics
Vision Centres:-
Vision sessions187
Number of new cases574
Total attendances2,406
Errors of refraction and squint603
Other eye defects9
Spectacles ordered727
Orthoptic sessions36
Number of new cases19
Total attendances70
Ear, Nose and Throat Centres:-
Sessions_–
Number of new cases_–
Total attendances–