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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Nutritional classification of pupils examined:- | Total (All Schools) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 2nd Age Group | 3rd Age Group | Others | ||
| Satisfactory | 969 | 1,074 | 1 336 | 275 | 3,654 |
| Unsatisfactory | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | 13 |
| (b) SPECIAL Number of children specially examined (including medical examinations for School Camps, Boxing and Part-time employment) | 6,816 | ||||
| Number of defects found requiring treatment | 5,223 | ||||
| Number of defects found requiring observation | 53 | ||||
| (c) RE-INSPECTION Number of children re-inspected | 7,971 | ||||
| 1 TREATMENT OF CHILDREN (a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:- (i) Ear, Nose and Throat | 539 | ||||
| 2,292 | |||||
| (iii) Orthopaedic | 68 | ||||
| (iv) Paediatrics | 172 | ||||
| (v) Skin | 933 | ||||
| (b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:- | 18,016 | ||||
| (ii) Chiropody | 629 | ||||
| (iii) Orthopaedic | 1,230 | ||||
| (iv) Orthoptic | 1,672 | ||||
| (v) Speed therapy | 1,789 | ||||
| (vi) Skin | 2,348 | ||||
| (c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids | 116 | ||||
| 3. HOME VISITING Total number of visits made by School Nurses | 2,406 | ||||
| 4. HYGIENE INSPECTIONS (i) Number of examinations of pupils in school | 11,852 | ||||
| (ii) Number of pupils found unclean | 116 | ||||
| 5. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (i) Number of pupils inspected in school | 1,367 | ||||
| (ii) Number of pupils inspected at Clinics | 583 | ||||
| total | 1,950 | ||||
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