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 1957

[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.V. — Periodic Medical Inspections.

TABLE I.

Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.

V. — Periodic Medical Inspections.

Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
Entrants, 1950-1954790
Second Age Group, 1946866
Third Age Group, 1942940
Total2,596
Additional Periodic Inspections, 1943-4-5-7-8-91,598
Grand Total4,194
B. — Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections1,793
Number of Re-inspections2,948
Total4,741

Table: C. — Pupils Found to Require Treatment.Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to require Treatment:

C. — Pupils Found to Require Treatment.

Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to require Treatment:

GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIIATotal individual pupils
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants4599124
Second Age Group82129191
Third Age Group80120185
Total (prescribed groups)207348500
Other Periodic Inspections192193338
Grand Total399541838