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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
Acton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Classification of the General Condition of Pupils.
| Age Groups | Number of Pupils inspected | A. (Good) | B. (Fair) | C. (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of col. 2 | No. | of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 | ||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
| Entrants | 976 | 723 | 74.08 | 230 | 23.56 | 23 | 2.36 |
| Second age group | 604 | 459 | 75.99 | 130 | 21.53 | 15 | 2.48 |
| Third age group | 376 | 281 | 74.73 | 87 | 23.14 | 8 | 2.13 |
| Other periodic inspections | 196 | 127 | 64.80 | 67 | 34.18 | 2 | 1.02 |
| TOTAL | 2152 | 1590 | 73.88 | 514 | 23.88 | 48 | 2.24 |
NOTES ON TABLE I.
(a) The return refers to a complete calendar year.
(b) The age groups subjected to periodic Medical Inspection are
those prescribed by Regulation 49 (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the
Handicapped Pupils and School Health Service Regulations,
1945. Those subjected to periodic Medical Inspection under
49 (2) (d), should be included as "other periodic Inspections".
The age group or groups inspected under Regulation 49 (2)
(d), should be specified in the body of the School Medical
Officer's Report.
Regulation 49 (2) reads as follows:—
" Subject as in these Regulations provided, the arrangements
as to the medical inspection of pupils shall be such that:—
(a) every pupil who is admitted for the first time to a maintained
school shall be inspected as, soon as possible after
the date of his admission;
(b) every pupil attending a maintained Primary School shall
be inspected during the last year of his attendance at such
a school;
(c) every pupil attending a maintained Secondary School shall
be inspected during the last year of his attendance at such
a school; and