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
Acton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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during the year. The visits have been divided into school distribution.
Acton Wells 27
Berrymede 155
Derwentwater 15
East Acton 103
John Perryn 71
Priory 62
Roman Catholic 8
Rothschild 48
Southfield 21
West Acton 31
Special School 4
Other Schools 23
TOTAL 568
MEDICAL INSPECTION
Medical Inspection of pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Special Schools).
| Periodic Medical Inspections | Other periodic inspections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Second age group | Third age group | Total | Special inspections | Re-inspec- tions | |
| 1,110 | 640 | 434 | 2,184 | 334 | 25 | 2,327 |
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) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Entrants | 1,110 | 574 | 51.72 | 505 | 45.49 | 31 | 2.79 |
| Second Age Group | 640 | 330 | 51.57 | 300 | 46.87 | 10 | 1.56 |
| Third Age Group. | 434 | 284 | 65.44 | 145 | 33.41 | 5 | 1.15 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 334 | 142 | 42.51 | 187 | 55.99 | 5 | 1.49 |
| TOTAL | 2,518 | 1,330 | 52.82 | 1,137 | 45.15 | 51 | 2.03 |