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
Barking 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Total (All Schools) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,362 | ||||||
| (ii) Second age group | 1,107 | |||||
| (iii) Third age group | 1,021 | |||||
| (iv) Others | 3,175 | |||||
| Total | 6,665 | |||||
| Number of defects found requiring treatment | 1,081 | |||||
| Number of defects found requiring observation | 1,207 | |||||
| Number of individual pupils found to require treatment | 1,002 | |||||
| Nutritional classification of pupils examined:— | ||||||
| Nutrition A: | 1,019 | 808 | 684 | 2,285 | 4,796 | |
| Nutrition B: | 340 | 299 | 337 | 886 | 1,862 | |
| Nutrition C: | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | |
| (b) SPECIAL Number of children specially examined (including medical examinations for School Camps, Boxing and Part-time Employment) | 11,323 | |||||
| Number of defects found requiring treatment | 6,568 | |||||
| Number of defects found requiring observation | 177 | |||||
| (c) RE-INSPECTION Number of children re-inspected | 8,706 | |||||
| 2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN (a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:— (i) Ear, Nose and Throat | 664 | |||||
| (ii) Ophthalmic | 2,310 | |||||
| (iii) Orthopaedic | 336 | |||||
| (iv) Paediatric | 417 | |||||
| (v) Skin | ||||||
| (b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:— (i) Minor Ailment | 22,982 | |||||
| (ii) Chiropody | 935 | |||||
| (iii) Orthopaedic | 4,027 | |||||
| (iv) Orthoptic | 1,828 | |||||
| (v) Speech Therapy | 2,294 | |||||
| (vi) Skin | 2,277 | |||||
| (c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids | 135 | |||||
| 3. HOME VISITING Total number of visits made by School Nurses | 2,602 | |||||
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