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Non-routine medical inspections
Special inspections (a)
Secondary school reviewals
Re-inspections—nutrition
Re-inspections—other
Total
Total inspections
1955 1956
57,511 60,402
13,978 11,811
68,051 64,565
101,278 96,186
240,818 232,964
429,150 399,059
1957 1958 1959
56,594 48,245 47,924
11,941 8,934 2,771
56,304 46,293 3,622
90,060 87,275 97,401
214,899 190,747 151,718
387,825 363,018 287,981
(a) These are inspections of pupils specially brought to the attention of the school doctor for employment
certificates, for school journeys and holiday camps, admission to special schools, etc.
Pupils found to require treatment at general medical inspections (excluding dental and
infestation)
For defective Total
Age groups inspected vision (excluding For other individual
squint) conditions pupils
4 and less 29 707 730
5 165 2,495 2,625
6 85 795 867
7 978 1,177 2,057
8 621 652 1,229
9 244 238 464
10 157 170 309
11 1,409 1,021 2,324
12 690 468 1,107
13 271 208 461
14 757 296 1,020
15 and over .. .. 2,840 1,033 3,761
8,246 9,260 16,954
Defects noted at routine medical inspections—The overall percentage of children referred
for treatment of a defect fell from 13 0 per cent, in 1958 to 12-4 per cent. This can probably
be attributed to the fewer intermediate inspections where a higher rate of referral for
treatment is usual.
Percentage of children noted for treatment
Vision Defects other
Age and sex All defects defect than vision
1958 1959 1959 1959
4 and less Boys 9.6 10.1 0.4 9.8
Girls 8 .1 8.9 0.4 8.6
5 Boys 10.4 9.6 0.6 9.1
Girls 8.6 8.3 0.5 7.9
6 Boys 12.9 13.2 1.3 121
Girls 11.3 11.2 1.0 10.3
7 Boys 15.4 15.7 7.2 9.2
Girls 14.1 15.3 7.5 8.5
8 Boys 16.8 14.8 6.9 8.5
Girls 14.7 14 0 7.7 6.8
9 Boys 16.8 15.5 7.2 9.0
Girls 17.8 14.1 8.4 6.1
10 Boys 18.0 17.2 8.6 10.0
Girls 17.3 16.8 8.7 8.6
11 Boys 13.7 14.1 8.5 6.2
Girls 14.3 16.1 9.8 7.0
12 Boys 14.3 11.6 7.1 5.0
Girls 16.4 13.9 8.8 5.8
13 Boys 17.1 14.9 9.1 6.5
Girls 17.2 17.1 9.7 8.0
14 Boys 12.0 12.0 9.1 3.2
Girls 13.4 12.9 9.3 4.0
15 and over Boys 12.1 11.9 9.0 3.2
Girls _13.2 13.0 9.8 3.6
Total Boys 13.1 12.4 5.8 7.0
Girls 12.8 12.5 6.3 6.6
note: A child can he noted as requiring treatment of vision and another defect, hence the percentage requiring
vision treatment plus the percentage requiring treatment of other defects exceeds the percentage referred for
treatment of all defects.
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