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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 20—School leavers contra-indications for employment
| Contra.indications | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Per cent. of inspected pupils (11,606) (a) | Number | Per cent. of inspected pupils (11,389) (a) | |
| Heavy manual work | 367 | 3.2 | 256 | 2.2 |
| Sedentary confined work | 47 | 0.4 | 44 | 0.4 |
| Exposure to bad weather | 189 | 1.6 | 238 | 2.1 |
| Dusty atmosphere | 154 | 1.3 | 99 | 0.9 |
| Climbing | 70 | 0.7 | 86 | 0.8 |
| Proximity to moving machinery | 51 | 0.4 | 49 | 0.4 |
| Prolonged standing | 202 | 1.7 | 210 | 1.8 |
| Eyestrain | 881 | 7.6 | 1,048 | 9.2 |
| Acute distant vision | 751 | 6.5 | 837 | 7.3 |
| Acute hearing | 60 | 0.5 | 65 | 0.6 |
| Handling of confectionery | 71 | 0.6 | 78 | 0.7 |
| Food preparation | 82 | 0.7 | 71 | 0.6 |
| Number of pupils with contra.indica | ||||
| tions (6) | 1,781 | 15.3 | 1,841 | 16.2 |
(а) Excluding special schools and certain grammar schools at which the Leaver contra.indication slip is not in use.
(б) The total number of contra.indications is greater than the number of pupils for the reason that an individual pupil may
be noted for two or more contra.indications.
Table 21—"Ascertainment" of handicapped children—Vision A. Children not in special schools:—
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found to be blind | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Found to be partilly sighted | 45 | 37 | 82 |
| Found to be fit for ordinary schools with "care" | 22 | 37 | 59 |
| Found to be fit for ordinary schools | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 91 | 105 | 196 | |
| B. Children already in attendance at special schools | |||
| Found to be no longer blind | 1 | — | 1 |
| Found to be no longer partially sighted | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Recommended to continue blind school | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Recommended to continue partially.sighted school | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Recommended for transfer from blind school to partially.sighted school | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Recommended for transfer from partially.sighted school to blind school | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | 24 | 47 | |