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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1964
| Total (All .Schools) | ||
|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS (a) PERIODIC | ||
| Number of children examined at school:- | ||
| (1) Entrants | 1,080 | |
| (II)Second age group | 959 | |
| (III)Third age group | 1,317 | |
| (iv) Others | 148 | |
| Total | 3,504 | |
| Number of defects found requiring treatment | 1,023 | |
| Number of defects found requiring observation | 600 | |
| Number of individual pupils found to require treatment | 865 | |
| Nutritional classification of pupils examined:- | ||
| 2nd Age 3rd Age Entrants Group Group Satisfactory 1,080 958 1,316 148 | 3,502 | |
| Unsatisfactory - 1 1 - | 2 | |
| (a) SPECIAL | ||
| Number of children specially examined (including medical examinations for School Camps, Boxing and Part-time employment) | 3,543 | |
| Number of defects found requiring treatment | 3,732 | |
| Number of defects found requiring observation | 119 | |
| (c) RE-INSPECTION | ||
| Number of children re-inspected | 6,752 | |
| 2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN | ||
| (a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:- | ||
| (i) Ear, Nose and Throat | 384 | |
| (II)Ophthalmic | 2,163 | |
| (III)Orthopaedic | 66 | |
| (IV)Paediatric | 74 | |
| (V)Skin | 675 | |
| (b) Total attendances at Treatment Cllnlcs:- | ||
| (I)Minor Ailment | 9,194 | |
| (II)Chiropody | 332 | |
| (III)Orthopaedic | 463 | |
| (IV)Orthoptic | 1,313 | |
| (V)Speech Therapy | 904 | |
| (VI)Skin | 3,185 | |
| (c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids | 94 | |
| 3. | HOME VISITING Total number of visits made by School Nurses | 435 |