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Barking 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1958

Total (All Schools)
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS
(a) PERIODIC
Number of children examined at school: —
(i) Entrants958
(ii) Second age group1,530
(iii) Third age group1,006
(iv) Others608
Total4,102
Number of defects found requiring treatment518
Number of defects found requiring observation523
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment479
Nutritional classification of pupils examined:—
Entrants2nd Age Group3rd Age GroupOthers
Satisfactory9561,5291,0066074,098
Unsatisfctory2114
(b) SPECIAL
Numbe of children specially examined (including medical examinations for School Camps, Boxing and Part-t ine Employment)8,633
Number of defects found requiring treatment6,117
Number of defects found requiring observation118
(c) RE-INSF CTION
Number of children re-inspected9,136
2. TREATMI MT OF CHILDREN
(a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics: —
(i) Ear, Nose and Throat620
(ii) Ophthalmic2,425
(iii) Orthopaedic66
(iv) Paediatric249
(v) Skin927
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:—
(i) Minor Ailment24,176
(ii) Chiropody824
(iii) Orthopaedic4,474
(iv) Orthoptic1,387
(v) Speech Therapy2,203
(vi) Skin2,079
(c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids96
3. HOME VISITING
Total number of visits made by School Nurses3,081