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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
Lewisham 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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DEAF REGISTER
Schoolchildren
The total number of children on the Deaf Register is 294. Of these 261 are schoolchildren,
12 have left school (these remain on the deaf register until they are 18 years
of age), and 21 are under school age. Of the 261 schoolchildren, 38 are deaf and 223
suffer from partial hearing.
| Type of School | No. attending Day school | No. attending Boarding school | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf | 27 | 8 | 35 |
| Partially hearing | 33 | 2 | 35 |
| Physically handicapped | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Delicate | 2 | — | 2 |
| E.S.N. | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Maladjusted | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other | — | 2 | 2 |
188 partially hearing children attend ordinary schools. Three deaf children with
rubella syndrome attend a Training Centre (1) and a Special Care Unit (2).
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
The figures provide an analysis of routine and non-routine medical inspections with,
for routine inspections, the percentage attendance of parents and care committee
representatives and the overall figures for prophylaxis. They also show the proportion
of children found with unsatisfactory physical conditions, and the percentage referred
for treatment of all defects, and of defects other than vision.
The statistics quoted in this section have been supplied by the Inner London
Education Authority and are based on a school roll of 41,280 as at May, 1967. For
comparative purposes, wherever possible, figures are also shown for the whole of the
area covered by the Authority, based on a total school roll of 412,555 at the same date.
| Lewisliani | I.L.E.A. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number inspected | 16,551 | 158,668 |
| Number found not to warrant examination (7 plus 'specials scheme') | - | 1,648 |
| Parent present | 56.2 | 53.5 |
| Care Committee present | 78.6 | 79.1 |
| No. vaccinated against smallpox | 73.0 | 73.0 |
| No. immunised against diphtheria | 90.8 | 86.6 |
| No. immunised against whooping cough | 80.5 | 77.4 |
| No. vaccinated against poliomyelitis | 87.7 | 84.8 |
| Physical condition unsatisfactory | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Referred for treatment of defects | 15.5 | 13.9 |
| Referred for treatment of defects other than vision | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| (i) Specials | 5,559 | 52,935 |
| (ii) Re-inspections | 5,226 | 72,423 |
| Total (i) and (ii) | 10,785 | 125,358 |
| No. of routine inspections as percentage of school roll | 40.1 | 38.5 |
| No. of non-routine inspections as percentage of school roll | 26.1 | 30.4 |