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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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B. — Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
| Age Groups | No. of Pupils Inspected | A. (Good) | B. (Fair) | C. (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Entrants | 1533 | 470 | 30.65 | 937 | 61.12 | 126 | 8.21 |
| Second Age Group | 930 | 334 | 35.91 | 563 | 65.37 | 33 | 35.48 |
| Third Age Group | 951 | 460 | 48.37 | 452 | 47.62 | 39 | 28.90 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 1595 | 571 | 35.79 | 931 | 58.36 | 93 | 5.83 |
| Total | 5009 | 1835 | 36.63 | 2883 | 57.55 | 291 | 5.80 |
TABLE III.—Treatment Tables.
Croup 1—Diseases of the Skin (excluding' uncleanliness, for which see Table V).
| Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year by the | ||
|---|---|---|
| authority | otherwise | |
| Ringworm—(i) Scalp | — | 1 X-Ray |
| (ii) Body | 109 | — |
| Scabies | — | — |
| Impetigo | 7 | — |
| Other skin diseases | 479 | 1 |
| Total | 595 | 2 |
Croup 2—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and squint
| No. of cases dealt with by the | ||
|---|---|---|
| authority | otherwise | |
| External and other, -excluding errors of refraction and squint Errors of refraction (including | 237 | — |
| squint) | 1,926 | - |
| Total | 2,163 | - |