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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

Bexley 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: TABLE I.Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.A. — Periodic Medical Inspections.Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:

TABLE I.

Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.

A. — Periodic Medical Inspections.

Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:

Entrants1,533
Second Age Group930
Third Age Group951
Total3,414
Number of other Periodic Inspections1,595
Grand Total5,009

Table: B. — Other Inspections.

B. — Other Inspections.

Number of Special Inspections5,412
Number of Re-Inspections3,670
Total9,082

Table: C. — Pupils Found to Require Treatment at Periodic Medical Inspections.

C. — Pupils Found to Require Treatment at Periodic Medical Inspections.

GroupFur defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIATotal individual pupils
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants469441
Second Age Group74193218
Third Age Group08375350
Total (prescribed groups)1781,0371,009
Other Periodic Inspections138402426
Grand Total3161,4391.435