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City of Westminster 1969

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

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Table: Table 51.-School Health Service-Findings at Health Surveys 1969

Table 51.-School Health Service-Findings at Health Surveys 1969

SCHOOL ROLL-May 1969City of WestminsterInner London Education Authority
21,76619691968
421,925418,280
1. Comprehensive Surveys
(a) Number examined17,790290,878285,917
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous1332,9453,105
(c) Percentage found verminous0.751.011.09
2. Selective Surveys
(a) Number examined6,826130,756116,716
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous4653,7632,712
(c) Percentage found verminous6,812,882.32
3. (a) Total times vermin found (1 (b) + 2 (b))5986,7085,817
(b) Total percentage found verminous (3 (a) as percentage of 1 (a) + 2 (a))2.431.591.44
(c) Number of individual pupils found verminous2435,0624,372
(d) Percentage of individual pupils found verminous (of school roll)1.121.201.05
4. Action taken with verminous cases
(a) Advice and/or Lorexane5345,6755,001
(b) Further action641,033816
(c) 4 (b) expressed as a percentage of 4 (a)12.0018.2016.32
Analysis of 4 (b) cases-referrals of hardcore cases to bathing centres---
Voluntary attendance at bathing centres
Number of pupils18863750
Number of Statutory notices issued-153
Number cleansed at centres following statutory notices Voluntarily-153
Compulsorily---
5. Communicable disease surveys Number examined for:
Athlete's foot39223,53131,342
Plantar Warts393
Dysentery-1,8113,000
Other communicable diseases98920,05634,067
Total of (5)1,77445,39868,409