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City of Westminster 1970

[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.

GradeFULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES AS AT 31 DECEMBER, 1970 IN:
City of WestminsterInner London Education Authority 1970Inner London Education Authority 1969
Medical—M.O's. & G.P's. (excluding for the boroughs, centrally-directed Consultants and Specialists)5.998.893.00
Nursing (all categories of staff)12.5253.6268.70
Speech Therapists (centrally-directed)0.829.429.50
Social Workers5.771.562.10
Physiotherapists-2.717.60
Remedial Gymnasts-0.51.00
Occupational Therapist-1.001.00
Dental Officers4.3085.8481.10
Dental Auxiliaries.11. 0810.47
Dental Surgery Assistants4.5095.5090.59
Dental Technicians.8.608.40
Dental Health Education Officers.1.001.00

Table 51.—School Medical Inspections (excluding Dental and Health Surveys)—1970

City of WestminsterInner London Education Authority
19701969
SCHOOL ROLL - MAY 197021,810423,578421,925
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS
Number inspected7,168160,516159,217
Number found not to warrant examination (7 plus special scheme)39674604
PERCENTAGE OF No. INSPECTED OF:-
Parent present46.652.453.1
Care Committee present74.761.770.7
No. vaccinated against smallpox71.969.171.7
No. immunised against diphtheria89.788.988.1
No. immunised against whooping cough81.982.181.2
No. vaccinated against poliomyelitis89.488.587.6
Physical condition unsatisfactory0.60.70.4
Referred for treatment of defects16.116.514.7
Referred for treatment of defects other than vision8.38.97.3
NON-ROUTINE INSPECTIONS
(i) Specials2,17748,09648,050
(ii) Re-inspections3,93669,51369,448
Total (i) and (ii)6,113117,609117,498
No. of routine inspections as percentage of school roll32.937.637.8
No. of non-routine inspections as percentage of school roll28.027.827.8