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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Category | Day | Residential | Home Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epileptic | - | - | - |
| Educationally Sub-Normal | - | 4 | 1 |
| Maladjusted | - | 12 | 1 |
CONVALESCENCE
Ninety-two children were sent away for periods of convales cence of up to 6 weeks.
| 1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS(a) PERIODIC | Total (All Schools) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children examined at school:- | ||||
| (i)Entrants | 959 | |||
| (ii)Second age group | 1,268 | |||
| (iii)Third age group | 1,176 | |||
| (iv)Others | 242 | |||
| 3,645 | ||||
| Number of defects found requiring treatment | 933 | |||
| Number of defects found requiring observation | 267 | |||
| Number of individual pupils found to require treatment | 702 | |||
| Nutritional classification of pupils examined:- | ||||
| Entrants | 2nd Age Group | 3rd Age Group | Others | |
| Satisfactory 959 | 1,268 | 1,176 | 242 | 3,645 |
| Unsatisfactory | - | - | - | - |
| Number of children specially examined (including medical examinations for School Camps, Boxing and Part-time employment) | 7,817 | |||
| Number of defects found requiring treatment | 5,986 | |||
| Number of defects found requiring observation | 92 | |||
| Number of children re-inspected | 8,579 | |||
| I (a)Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:- | ||||
| (i)Ear, Nose and Throat | 511 | |||
| (ii)Ophthalmic | 2,317 | |||
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