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City of Westminster 1970

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

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Table: Table 53.—School Health Service—Findings at Health Surveys 1970

Table 53.—School Health Service—Findings at Health Surveys 1970

SCHOOL ROLL—May 1970City of WestminsterInner London Education Authority
21,8101970 423,5781969 421,925
1. Comprehensive Surveys
(a) Number examined21,283303,077299,878
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous1904,0312,945
(c) Percentage found verminous0.891.331.01
2. Selective Surveys
(a) Number examined6,960147,553130,756
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous1514,5083,763
(c) Percentage found verminous2.173.062.88
3. (a) Total times vermin found (1 (b) + 2 (b))
3418,5396,708
(b) Total percentage found verminous (3 (a) as percentage of 1 (a) + 2 (a))1.211.891.59
(c) Number of individual pupils found verminous1705,5115,062
(d) Percentage of individual pupils found verminous (of school roll)0.781.301.20
4. Action taken with verminous cases
(a) Advice and/or Lorexane2887,2925,675
(b) Further action531,2471,033
(c) 4 (b) expressed as a percentage of 4 (a)18.4017.1018.20
Analysis of 4 (b) cases—referrals of hardcore cases to bathing centres
Voluntary attendance at bathing centres Number of pupils161,260863
Number of Statutory notices issued--15
Number cleansed at centres following statutory notices Voluntarily--15
Compulsorily---
5. Communicable disease surveys Number examined for:
Athlete's foot19418,46923,521
Plantar Warts438
Dysentery58901,811
Other communicable diseases11322,02620,056
Total of (5)
75041,38545,388