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City of Westminster 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table 49.—School Health

Table 49.—School Health

19671966
Estimated school population aged 5 to 1421,75621,840
Routine medical inspections—Number of children seen8,3868,459
Special medical inspections—Number of children seen3,2673,042
Comprehensive surveys—Number of children seen18,16118,719
Selective health surveys—Number of children seen8,8068,665
Communicable disease health surveys—Number of children seen4,74024,179
Vision
*Total number of attendances at vision clinics4,2794,466
Number of new cases1,2251,303
Ear, nose and throat
*Total number of attendances at clinics261341
Number of new cases164176
Audiology
*Total number of attendances at clinics544496
Number of new cases11499
Dental
Total number of attendances at clinics14,32417,314
Number of new cases5,2866,187
Audiometry
Number of children given sweep test4,0604,571
Number of children given pure tone test384555
Number of children referred to otologist116187
Minor ailments
Total number of attendances at clinics2,7563,249
Number of new cases:807889
Main defects treated: Athlete's foot6489
Verrucae593627
Bathing Centres
Total number of attendances203257
—for vermin and nits ..102141
—scabies and other skin conditions6094
—for minor ailments4122

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*Specialist Clinics in City Council area only; some children attend hospitals elsewhere.

Table: Table 50.—Tuberculin Test and B.C.G. Vaccination Number of persons vaccinated through the Authority's approved arrangements under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act. A. Contacts

Table 50.—Tuberculin Test and B.C.G. Vaccination Number of persons vaccinated through the Authority's approved arrangements under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act. A. Contacts

19671966
(i) Number of skin tested479598
(ii) Number found positive255308
(iii) Number found negative224290
(iv) Number vaccinated172231
B. School Children and Students
(i) Number of skin tested1,9541,664
(ii) Number found positive338312
(iii) Number found negative1,6161,352
(iv) Number vaccinated1,6161,352