London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.
| A.—Periodic Medical Inspections. | |
| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups: | |
| Entrants | 1,104 |
| Second Age Group | 771 |
| Third Age Group | 853 |
| Total | 2,728 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 2,363 |
| Grand Total | 5,091 |
B.—Other Inspections.
| Number of Special Inspections | 1,853 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 2,859 |
| Total | 4,712 |
C.—Pupils Found to Require Treatment.
Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to require Treatment:
| Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table 1IIA | Total individual pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Entrants | 62 | 122 | 152 |
| Second Age Group | 73 | 123 | 172 |
| Third Age Group | 88 | 136 | 191 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 223 | 381 | 516 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 219 | 338 | 486 |
| Grand Total | 442 | 719 | 1001 |