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Croydon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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APPENDIX A.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
Year ended 31st December, 1951.
Table I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
A.—Periodic Medical Inspections.
| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups: Entrants | 4,295 |
| Second Age Group | 3,411 |
| Third Age Group | 2,177 |
| Total | 9,883 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 3,095 |
| (8-9 years). | – |
| Grand Total | 12,978 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections | 2,929 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 6,363 |
| Total | 9,292 |
C .— Pupils found to require Treatment.
(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation with Vermin).
| Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table HA. | Total individual pupils. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Entrants | 29 | 638 | 664 |
| Second Age Group | 284 | 383 | 641 |
| Third Age Group | 179 | 194 | 254 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 492 | 1215 | 1659 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 211 | 388 | 576 |
| Grand Total | 703 | 1603 | 2235 |