Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 50.—School Health
Service The table below shows the grades and numbers (full-time equivalents as at 31 December, 1970) of staff employed on school health work in the City of Westminster together with the totals for the Inner London Education Authority as a whole.
Grade | FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES AS AT 31 DECEMBER, 1970 IN: | ||
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City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority 1970 | Inner London Education Authority 1969 | |
Medical—M.O's. & G.P's. (excluding for the boroughs, centrally-directed Consultants and Specialists) | 5.9 | 98.8 | 93.00 |
Nursing (all categories of staff) | 12.5 | 253.6 | 268.70 |
Speech Therapists (centrally-directed) | 0.8 | 29.4 | 29.50 |
Social Workers | 5.7 | 71.5 | 62.10 |
Physiotherapists | - | 2.7 | 17.60 |
Remedial Gymnasts | - | 0.5 | 1.00 |
Occupational Therapist | - | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Dental Officers | 4.30 | 85.84 | 81.10 |
Dental Auxiliaries | . | 11. 08 | 10.47 |
Dental Surgery Assistants | 4.50 | 95.50 | 90.59 |
Dental Technicians | . | 8.60 | 8.40 |
Dental Health Education Officers | . | 1.00 | 1.00 |
City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | ||
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1970 | 1969 | ||
21,810 | 423,578 | 421,925 | |
Number inspected | 7,168 | 160,516 | 159,217 |
Number found not to warrant examination (7 plus special scheme) | 39 | 674 | 604 |
Parent present | 46.6 | 52.4 | 53.1 |
Care Committee present | 74.7 | 61.7 | 70.7 |
No. vaccinated against smallpox | 71.9 | 69.1 | 71.7 |
No. immunised against diphtheria | 89.7 | 88.9 | 88.1 |
No. immunised against whooping cough | 81.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 |
No. vaccinated against poliomyelitis | 89.4 | 88.5 | 87.6 |
Physical condition unsatisfactory | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Referred for treatment of defects | 16.1 | 16.5 | 14.7 |
Referred for treatment of defects other than vision | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
(i) Specials | 2,177 | 48,096 | 48,050 |
(ii) Re-inspections | 3,936 | 69,513 | 69,448 |
Total (i) and (ii) | 6,113 | 117,609 | 117,498 |
No. of routine inspections as percentage of school roll | 32.9 | 37.6 | 37.8 |
No. of non-routine inspections as percentage of school roll | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.8 |