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Croydon 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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APPENDIX A.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
Year ended 31st December, 1949.

Table: T able I.MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

T able I.

MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

A.—Periodic Medical Inspections.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups :
Entrants4,054
Second Age Group2,536
Third Age Group3,207
Total9,797
Number of other Periodic Inspections1,950
Grand Total11,747
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections5,261
Number of Re-Inspections8,214
Total13,475

Table: C.—Pupils found to require Treatment.(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation with Vermin).

C.—Pupils found to require Treatment.

(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation with Vermin).

GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA.Total individual pupils.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants42903940
Second Age Group187419569
Third Age Group283477702
Total (prescribed groups)51217992211
Other Periodic Inspections122310409
Grand Total63421092620