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Barking 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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34
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
Year ended 31st December, 1947.

Table: TABLEI.Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.

TABLEI.

Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.

A.—PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
Entrants1,786
Second Age Group2,047
Third Age Group1,700
Total5,533
Number of other Periodic Inspections3,437
Grand Total8,970
B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
Number of Special Inspections10,531
Number of Re-Inspections11,768
Total22,299

Table: C.—PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT.Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin).

C.—PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT.

Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin).

GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA.Total individual pupils
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants29234246
Second Age Group68158209
Third Age Group89165242
Total (prescribed groups)186557697
Other Periodic Inspections116441529
Grand Total3029981,226