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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1963

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1963

Total (All Schools)
1.MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS
(a) PERIODIC
Number of children examined at school:-
(1) Entrants1,135
(ii) Second age group1,048
(iii) Third age group1,443
(iv) Others217
Total3,843
Number of defects found requiring treatment1,319
Number of defects found requiring observation674
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment1,206
Nutritional classification of pupils examined:-
Entrants2nd Age Group3rd Age GroupOthers
Satlsfactory1,1281,0481,4 4 32143,833
Unsatisfactory7--310
(a) SPECIAL
Number of children specially examined (lncluding medical examinations for Schoc Camps, Boxing and Part-time employment)12,753
Numbe of defects found requiring treatment7,321
Number of defects found requiring observation67
(c) re-inspection
Number of children re-inspected7,622
2.Treatment of children
Total a.tendances at Specialists' Clinics:-
(i) Ear, Nose and Throat369
(ii) Ophthalmic2,057
(iii) Orthopaedic49
(iv) Paediatric49
(v) Skin837
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Cllnics:-
(i) Minor Ailment12,188
(ii) Chiropody342
(iii)orthopaedic387
(iv) Orthoptic1,435
(v) Speech Therapy1,256
(vi) Skin Therapy1,256 2,751
Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids92
3. home visiting
Total number of visits made by School Nurses712