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Barking 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959

Total (A11 Schools)
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS
(a) PERIODIC
Number of children examined at school:-
(i) Entrants966
(ii) Second age group1,357
(iii) Third age group1,134
(iv) Others233
Total3,690
Number of defects found requiring treatment893
Number of defects found requiring observation391
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment623
Nutritional classification of pupils examined:-
Entrants2nd Age Group3rd Age GroupOthers
Satisfactory9641,3551,1342333,686
Unsatisfactory22--4
(b) SPECIAL
Number of children specially examined (including medical examinations for School Camps, Boxing and Part-time Employment)7,041
Number of defects found requiring treatment6,038
Number of defects found requiring observation99
(c) RE-INSPECTION
Number of children re-inspected8,876
2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
(a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:- (i) Ear, Nose and Throat565
(ii) Ophthalmic2,360
(iii) Orthopaedic64
(iv) Paediatric238
(v) Skin916
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:-
(i) Minor Ailment22,083
(ii) Chiropody585
(iii) Orthopaedic4,670
(iv) Orthoptic1,676
(v) Speech Therapy2,114
2,145
(c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids120
3 HOME VISITING Total number of visits made by school Nurses2,736

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