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Barking 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Year ended 31st December, 1952

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:—
Entrants1,526
Second Age Group985
Third Age Group1,193
Total3,704
Number of other Periodic Inspections4,224
Grand Total7,928
B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS
Number of Special Inspections12,758
Number of Re-Inspections10,542
Total23,300

C.—PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation witl

Vermin).

GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA.Total individual pupils
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants6155160
Second Age Group55115160
Third Age Group6272131
Total (prescribed groups)123342451
Other Periodic Inspections127489583
Grand Total2508311,034

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