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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Statistical Information
Certain statistics relating to the work of the school health
service not included in the body of the report follow:-
PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTION
Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
| Year of Birth | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded | Total Individual Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 & later | - | 20 | 15 |
| 1958 | 19 | 117 | 115 |
| 1957 | 31 | 114 | 128 |
| 1956 | 44 | 67 | 98 |
| 1955 | 142 | 180 | 274 |
| 1954 | 95 | 111 | 170 |
| 1953 | 23 | 24 | 43 |
| 1952 | 214 | 182 | 342 |
| 1951 | 261 | 210 | 404 |
| 1950 | 82 | 63 | 128 |
| 1949 | 52 | 34 | 72 |
| 1948 & earlier | 721 | 292 | 908 |
| Total | 1684 | 1414 | 2697 |
EDUCATION ACT 1944 - SECTION 57
Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act 1944 8
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF TEACHERS
(a) Number of teachers examined as to fitness for appointment 10
(b) Number of students examined as to fitness for first appointment 62
(c) Number of students examined as to fitness for training course 71
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