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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
Year ended 31st December, 1948.

Table: TABLE I.Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary andSecondary Schools.

TABLE I.

Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary andSecondary Schools.

A.—PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
Entrants1,603
Second Age Group1,531
Third Age Group1,221
Total4,355
Number of other Periodic Inspections5,542
Grand Total9,897
B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS
Number of Special Inspections12,537
Number of Re-Inspections13,862
Total26,399

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)
Entrants23205206
Second Age Group45138164
Third Age Group58155206
Total (prescribed groups)126498576
Other Periodic Inspections212376531
Grand Total3388741,107