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London County Council 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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% % % %
Number of vaccinated immunised immunised vaccinated
Age group pupils against against against against
inspected smallpox diphtheria whooping poliomyelitis
cough
4 or less 7,874 79.5 89.7 87.0 83.8
5 27,811 770 85.7 81.2 81.1
6 9,670 72.4 80.3 73.7 75.7
7 8,643 73.7 87.2 77.4 82.6
8 18,648 74.2 89.7 77.0 83.7
9 4,812 69.7 82.5 68.2 76.3
10 2,051 66.0 71.3 57.4 64.2
11 11,636 71.7 88.5 68.2 83.4
12 18,538 69.2 89.1 58.6 79.9
13 6,340 67.0 85.0 52. 1 75.5
14 5,311 67.1 83.7 51.3 77.6
15 and over 32,072 69.5 88.2 53.3 79.8
Medical treatment of schoolchildren

Treatment statistics—The number of sessions, new cases and total attendances at school. children's clinics during1963(including sessions held in hospital premises) were as follows:

Type of clinicSessionsNew casesAttendances
Minor ailments (nurse)15,32738,237294,281
Minor ailments (doctor)1,85617,372
Special investigation2,0262,21113,867
Dental28,16975,027219,744
Vision4,53923,71565,961
Orthoptic1,8111,1075,831
Ear, nose and throat5341,9864,461
Audiology4431,5803,608
Rheumatism (supervisory)10030685
Enuresis108121612

Handicapped pupils

New assessments—During1963the numbers of new assessments of pupils for special educational treatment were as follows:

DayBoarding
Blind-6
Partially sighted30-
Deaf21-
Partially hearing291
Delicate406250 (a)
E.S.N88894(6)
Epileptic--
Maladjusted364256
Physically handicapped15822
Speech defect1,261 (c)24(d)
Dual/multiple defect-71

(a) Including seven diabetic/delicate and 36 already E.S.N.
(b) Including one already delicate.
(c) All these children received speech therapy at clinics or in schools they already attended.
(d) Includes only two children recommended specifically for admission to boarding school for children
suffering from speech defects. The other 22 children received speech therapy at clinics or in the boarding
schools they already attended.
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