London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hornsey 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Area School Population
The school population for the Area is 26,419, as shown in the following table
| Hornsey | Tottenham | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Schools and Nursery Classes | 5870 | 7916 |
| Nursery Schools | - | 205 |
| Secondary Modern Schools | 2877 | 4873 |
| Grammar and Technical Schools | 1819 | 2654 |
| Special Schools: Physically Handicapped | _ | 99 |
| Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf (including classes for the partially deaf) | - | 107 |
| 10565 | 15854 |
Periodic Medical Inspections
The following table shows the number of children inspected by years of birth and the classification of their physical condition:-
| Year of Birth | No. of pupils Inspected | Condition Satisfactory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | ||
| 1959 & later | 145 | 145 | 100.0 |
| 1958 | 782 | 775 | 99.1 |
| 1957 | 699 | 689 | 98.6 |
| 1956 | 520 | 518 | 99.6 |
| 1955 | 1293 | 1286 | 99.5 |
| 1954 | 832 | 828 | 99.5 |
| 1953 | 188 | 188 | 100.0 |
| 1952 | 1255 | 1245 | 99.2 |
| 1951 | 1407 | 1397 | 99.3 |
| 1950 | 507 | 504 | 99.4 |
| 1949 | 249 | 248 | 99.6 |
| 1948 & earlier | 2886 | 2872 | 99.5 |
| Total | 10763 | 10695 | 99.4 |