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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 1971

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

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SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
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 45,874 as at May, 1971.

Table: Table 22

Table 22

Routine inspections:
Number inspected17,799
Number found not to warrant examination (7 plus "specials scheme")—
Percentage of No. inspected of:
Parent present57.3
Care Committee present38.1
No. vaccinated against smallpox68.0
No. immunised against diphtheria93.8
No. immunised against whooping cough89.0
No. vaccinated against poliomyelitis92.8
Physical condition unsatisfactory0.2
Referred for treatment of defects16.1
Referred for treatment of defects other than vision8.9
Non-routine inspections:
(i) Specials5,323
(ii) Re-inspections6,029
Total (i) and (ii)11,352
No. of routine inspections as percentage of school roll38.8
No. of non-routine inspections as percentage of school roll24.7