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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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D.—Classification of the Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
| Age Groups Inspected | Number of Pupils Inspected | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of Col. (2) | No. | % of Col. (2) | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Entrants | 1104 | 1074 | 97.3 | 30 | 2.7 |
| Second Age Group | 771 | 760 | 98.6 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Third Age Group | 853 | 844 | 99.0 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Additional Periodic Inspections | 2363 | 2315 | 98.0 | 48 | 2.0 |
| Total | 5091 | 4993 | 98.2 | 98 | 1.8 |
TABLE II.
| Infestation with Vermin. | ||
| (i) | Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons | 6,225 |
| (ii) | Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 13 |
| (iii) | Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) | — |
| (iv) | Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944) | — |