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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 46.—School Health Service-Findings at Health Surveys 1971
| School R0ll | City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 22,358 | 1971 424,890 | 1970 423,578 | |
| 1. C0mprehensive Surveys | |||
| (a) Number examined | 16,059 | 304,431 | 303,077 |
| (b) Number (0ccasi0ns) Found vermin0us | 297 | 4,994 | 4,031 |
| (c) Percentage Found vermin0us | 1.85 | 1.64 | 1.33 |
| 2. Selec tive Surveys | |||
| (a) Number examined | 4,900 | 145,573 | 147,553 |
| (b) Number (0ccasi0ns) Found vermin0us | 113 | 5,771 | 4,508 |
| (c) Percentage Found vermin0us | 2.31 | 3.96 | 3.06 |
| 3. (a) Total times vermin Found (1 (b) + 2 (b)) | 410 | 10,765 | 8,539 |
| (b) Total percentage found verminous (3 (a) as percentage of 1 (a) + 2 (a)) | 1.96 | 0.39 | 1.89 |
| (c) Number of individual pupils Found vermin0us | 298 | 7,053 | 5,511 |
| (d) Percentage of individual pupils found verminous (of school roll) | 1.33 | 1.66 | 1.30 |
| 4. Action taken with vermin0us cases | |||
| (a) Advice and/or Lorexane | 383 | 8,844 | 7,292 |
| (b) Further Action | 27 | 1,921 | 1,247 |
| (c) 4 (b) expressed as a percentage of 4 (a) | 7.05 | 21.72 | 17.10 |
| 12 | 1,737 | 1,260 | |
| Number of Statutory notices issued | — | — | — |
| - | - | - | |
| Compulsorily | — | — | — |
| 5. C0mmunicable disease surveys Number examined for: | |||
| Athlete's f00t | 86 | 21,807 | 18,469 |
| Plantar Warts | 61 | ||
| Dysentery | — | 90 | 890 |
| OTHER c0mmunicable diseases | 162 | 17,239 | 22,026 |
| Total of (5) | 309 | 39,136 | 41,385 |