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SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE AREA OF THE LONDON
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK — SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1965
1. Estimated population, age 5-14 41,300
2. School medical inspections
Routine 17,357
Special † 4,677
Reinspections 7,130
Number of medical inspections per
1,000 population, age 5-14 706
Health Surveys—
Comprehensive 29,990
Selective 4,839
Communicable diseases 1,054
Audiometry—
Number of children given sweep test * 4,980
Number of children given pure tone
test *338
Number of children referred to otologist
at audiology centre * 212
t3. School medical treatment
HOSPITAL AND SPECIALIST CLINICS
Vision centres—
Vision sessions 483
Number of new cases 1,262
Number per 1,000 population, age
5-14 31
Total attendances 6,149
Errors of refraction and squint 4,865
Other eye defects 8
Spectacles ordered 1,728
Orthoptic sessions 333
Number of new cases 89
Total attendances 346
Ear, nose and throat centres—
Sessions 12
Number of new cases 61
Total attendances 129
LOCAL AUTHORITY CLINICS
Audiology centres—
Sessions 82
Number of new cases 296
Total attendances 774
Special investigation clinics—
Sessions 260
Number of new cases 205
Total attendances 1,660
Minor ailment centres —
Sessions:
Medical officer 140
Nursing sister 1,746
Number of new cases seen by medical
officer 789
Number of new cases seen by nursing
sister only 2,545
Number of new cases per 1,000 population,
age 5-14 81
Total attendances 21,248
Defects treated:
Athletes foot 360
Verrucae 787
Ringworm: body 2
Impetigo 39
Other skin diseases 262
Eye diseases 207
Ear diseases 49
Miscellaneous: Bruises, lacerations,
etc 2,482
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