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Bexley 1952

[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 GroupsNo. of Pupils InspectedA. (Good)B. (Fair)C. (Poor)
No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
Entrants161959436.6889855.461277.84
Second Age Group73737851.2829439.89658.95
Third Age Group75433844.8237249.33445.83
Other Periodic Inspections72932244.1736750.34405.48
Total3839163242.51193150.292767.18

TABLE III. Infestation with Vermin.

Primary and Secondary Schools.
(i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons14,220
(ii) Total number of pupils on roll of schools visited9,921
(iii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested67
(iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act. 1944)2
(v) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944)-
Grammar and Technical Schools.
(i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons230
(ii) Total number of pupils on roll of schools visited980