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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
Bromley 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
(including Nursery and Special Schools)
TABLE A.—PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
| Age Groups inspected (By year of Birth) | No, of Pupils who have received a full medical examination | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | No. of Pupils found not to warrant a medical examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory No. | Unsatisfactory No. | for defective vision (excluding squint) | for any other condition recorded at Part II | Total individual pupils | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1965 and later | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1,145 | 1,145 | - | - | 53 | 180 | 205 |
| 1961 | 2,703 | 2,703 | - | - | 156 | 387 | 497 |
| 1962 | 159 | 159 | - | 5* | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 1961 | 191 | 191 | - | 3,652* | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 1960 | 75 | 75 | - | 176* | 10 | 16 | 24 |
| 1959 | 2,540 | 2,540 | - | 23* | 179 | 257 | 405 |
| 1958 | 240 | 240 | - | 3* | 29 | 23 | 52 |
| 1957 | 150 | 150 | - | 24 | 33 | 53 | |
| 1956 | 70 | 70 | - | 18 | 18 | 34 | |
| 1955 | 2,919 | 2,919 | - | 263 | 265 | 514 | |
| 1954 and earlier | 213 | 213 | — | — | 35 | 19 | 52 |
| TOTAL | 10,407 | 10,407 | - | 3,859* | 782 | 1,233 | 1,886 |
The physical condition of all the children inspected was
satisfactory.
*Tests of Vision and Hearing only at age of eight years.
182 Pupils referred for treatment because of Visual Defect.
28 Pupils referred for treatment because of Hearing Defect.
Other Inspections
Number of Special Inspections 1,249
Number of Re-inspections 1,949
3,198