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Barking 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Year ended 31st December, 1951
TABLE I
Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary
and Secondary Schools
(Including Special Schools)
A.—PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
| Entrants | 1,208 |
| Second Age Group | 977 |
| Third Age Group | 1,751 |
| Total | 3,936 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 5,187 |
| Grand Total | 9,123 |
| - |
B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS
| Number of Special Inspections | 11,655 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 11,199 |
| Total | 22,854 |
C.—PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation will Vermin).
| Group (1) | For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA. (3) | Total individual pupils (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | - | 215 | 215 |
| SecondAge Group | 57 | 134 | 184 |
| Third Age Group | 75 | 221 | 271 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 132 | 570 | 670 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 230 | 805 | 962 |
| Grand Total | 362 | 1,375 | 1,632 |
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