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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
London County Council 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX IV.
COMPARISON OF METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. •
| [ | All children in attendance at schools. | Entrants, children aged 8-9, 12-13, and cases presented by teachers only. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 140 schools. | B 123 schools. | C 130 schools. | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||||
| Number of departments | 382 | 374 | 385 | ||||
| Number on roils— | |||||||
| Boys | 37,584 | 44,405 | 44,438 | ||||
| Girls | 34,878 | 43,009 | 44,364 | ||||
| Infants | 36,346 | 44,927 | 43,241 | ||||
| Total | 108,808 | 132,341 | 132,043 | ||||
| Number examined— | |||||||
| Boys, | 341,808 | ||||||
| Girls, | 33,055 | • | |||||
| Infants, | 32,844 | ||||||
| Children aged 12-13— | # | ||||||
| Boys | 5,835 | 5,009 | |||||
| Girls | 4,876 | 5,437 | |||||
| Total | 10,711 | 10,446 | |||||
| Children aged 8-9— | |||||||
| Boys | 6,551 | 6,436 | |||||
| Girls | 5,081 | 5,146 | |||||
| Total | 11,632 | 11,582 | |||||
| Entrants— | |||||||
| Infants | Inspected | 5,108 | 11,806 | ||||
| Examined in detail | 1,655 | 3,160 | |||||
| Total | 6,763 | 14,966 | |||||
| Presented by teachers— | |||||||
| Boys | 576 | 1,229 | |||||
| Girls | 906 | 1,299 | |||||
| Infants | 340 | 1,462 | |||||
| Total | 1,822 | 3,990 | |||||
| Totals examined | 100,707 | 30,928 | 40,984 | ||||
| Number of parents invited | 91,768 | 23,112 | 25,187 | ||||
| Do. who attended | 53,406 | 15,289 | 16,054 | ||||
| Percentage attending | 58.2% | 66% | 63.7% | ||||
| Advice cards issued— | |||||||
| Boys | 13,167 | 4,348 | 4,552 | ||||
| Girls | 12,226 | 3,743 | 4,152 | ||||
| Infants | 8,049 | 883 | 1,834 | ||||
| Total | 33,442 | 8,974 | 10,538 | ||||
| Percentage of those examined | 33.2% | 29% | 25.7% | ||||
| Percentage of those examined in detail | 33.2% | 34.7% | 36.1% | ||||
| Number of doctors' visits | 4,782 | 1,224.5 | 1,353.25 | ||||
| Number examined at each visit | 21 i | 25.2 | 30.2 | ||||
| Hours given by doctors | 10,385.25 | 3,135 | 3,143.5 | ||||
| Do. nurses | 12,588.25 | 3,898.8 | 4,056.0 | ||||
| Do. teachers | 19,793.75 | 3,223.2 | 3,504 | ||||
| Average time per child— | |||||||
| Doctor | 6 min., 11 sec. | 6 min., 5 sec. | 4 min., 36 sec. | ||||
| Nurse | 7 min., 29 sec. | 7 min., 30 sec. | 5 min., 56 sec. | ||||
| Teacher | 6 min., 25 sec. | 6 min., 15 sec. | 5 min., 7 sec. | ||||
| Time spent on each child by doctor, nurse and teacher | 20 min., 5 sec. | 19 min. 50 sec. | 15 min.,39 sec. | ||||