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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

City of Westminster 1972

Report of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Table 46 — School Health Service — Findings at Health Surveys 1972

Table 46 — School Health Service — Findings at Health Surveys 1972

City of WestminsterInner London Education Authority
19721971
SCHOOL ROLL - May21,377423,992424,890
1. Comprehensive Surveys
(a) Number examined14,558321,727304,431
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous2685,8474,994
(c) Percentage found verminous1.841.821.64
2. Selective Surveys
(a) Number examined5,420162,175145,573
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous2386,3175,771
(c) Percentage found verminous4.393.903.96
3 (a) Total times vermin found (1 (b) + 2 (b))50612,16410,765
(b) Total percentage found verminous (3 (a) as percentage of 1 (a) + 2 (a))2.532.512.39
(c) Number of individual pupils found verminous3377,7337,053
(d) Percentage of individual pupils found verminous (of school roll)1.581.821.66
4. Action taken with verminous cases
(a) Advice and/or Lorexane4679,7558,844
(b) Further action392,4091,924
(c) 4 (b) expressed as a percentage of 4 (a)8.3524.7021.72
Analysis of 4 lb) cases — referrals of hardcore cases to bathing centres
Voluntary attendance at bathing centres Number of pupils3552,6091,737
Number of Statutory notices issued———
Number cleansed at centres following statutory notices
Voluntarily———
Compulsorily———
5. Communicable disease surveys
Number examined for:
Athlete's foot—18,35221.807
Plantar Warts—
Dysentery—3690
Other communicable diseases6819,57517,239
Totals of (5)6837,96339,136