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
London County Council 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 20—
| Contra-indication | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Per cent. of inspected pupils (11,944) (a) | Number | Per cent. of inspected pupils (11,102) (a) | |
| Heavy manual work | 366 | 3.1 | 276 | 2.5 |
| Sedentary confined work | 57 | 0.5 | 57 | 0.5 |
| Exposure to bad weather | 185 | 1.5 | 219 | 2.0 |
| Dusty atmosphere | 150 | 1.3 | 73 | 0.7 |
| Climbing | 68 | 0.6 | 65 | 0.6 |
| Proximity to moving machinery | 56 | 0.5 | 32 | 0.3 |
| Prolonged standing | 264 | 2.2 | 383 | 3.4 |
| Eye strain | 925 | 7.7 | 1,036 | 9.3 |
| Acute distant vision | 921 | 7.7 | 895 | 8.1 |
| Acute hearing | 61 | 0.5 | 48 | 0.4 |
| Food preparation | 139 | 1.2 | 184 | 1.6 |
| Number of pupils with contra-indications (6) | 1,949 | 16.3 | 1,970 | 17.7 |
(а) Excluding special schools and certain grammar schools at which the Leaver contraindication
slip is not in use.
(b) The total number of contraindications is greater than the number of pupils for the reason that
an individual pupil may be noted for two or more contra-indications.
"ASCERTAINMENT" OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
Table 21
| Boys | Girls | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found to be blind | Over 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Under 11 | 4 | — | 4 | |
| 12 | ||||
| Found to be partially sighted | Over 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Under 11 | 45 | 38 | 83 | |
| 97 | ||||
| Found to be fit for ordinary schools with " care " | Over 11 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Under 11 | 10 | 13 | 23 | |
| 51 | ||||
| Found to be fit for ordinary schools | Over 11 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Under 11 | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
| 40 | ||||
| B. Children already in attendance at partially sighted schools :— | ||||
| Considered suitable to continue at the special school | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| Given advice as to future occupation | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Considered fit to return to ordinary schools | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Given various advice | 3 | 7 | 10 | |