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City of Westminster 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 53.—School Health Service—Findings at Health Surveys 1968
| SCHOOL ROLL—May 1968 | City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,080 | 1968 418,280 | 1967 412,555 | |
| 1. Comprehensive Surveys | |||
| (a) Number examined | 16,599 | 285,917 | 277,606 |
| (b) Number (occasions) found verminous | 133 | 3,105 | 3,093 |
| (c) Percentage found verminous | 0-80 | 109 | 1-11 |
| 2. Selective Surveys | |||
| (a) Number examined | 10,112 | 116,716 | 121,086 |
| (b) Number (occasions) found verminous | 1.62 | 2,712 | 3,225 |
| (c) Percentage found verminous | 1.60 | 2.32 | 2.66 |
| 3. (a) Total times vermin found (1 (b) + 2 (b)) | 295 | 5,817 | 6,313 |
| (b) Total percentage found verminous (3 (a) as percentage of 1 (a) + 2 (a)) | 1.10 | 1.44 | 1.58 |
| (c) Number of individual pupils found verminous | 133 | 4,372 | 4,467 |
| (d) Percentage of individual pupils found verminous (of school roll) | 0.60 | 1.05 | 1.08 |
| 4. Action taken with verminous cases | |||
| (a) Advice and/or Lorexane | 275 | 5,001 | 5,356 |
| (b) Further action | 20 | 816 | 957 |
| (c) 4 (b) expressed as a percentage of 4 (a) | 7.27 | 16.32 | 17.87 |
| — | — | — | |
| Number of pupils | 20 | 750 | 771 |
| Number of Statutory notices issued | — | 3 | 7 |
| Voluntarily | — | 3 | 5 |
| Compulsorily | — | — | 2 |
| 5. Communicable disease surveys Number examined for: | |||
| Athlete's foot | 795 | 31,342 | 46,231 |
| Plantar Warts | 735 | ||
| Dysentery | _ | 3,000 | 1,867 |
| Other communicable diseases | 187 | 34,067 | 20,856 |
| Total of (5) | 1,717 | 68,409 | 68,954 |