Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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APPENDIX A
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
Year ended 31st December, 1954.
Table I
MEDICAL INSPECTION OP PUPILS ATTENDING
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
A.- Periodic Medical Inspections
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups: | |
Entrants | 3,481 |
Second Age Group | 4,106 |
Third Age Group | 2,289 |
Total | 9,876 |
Number of other Periodic Inspections | 3,920 |
(8-9 years) Grand Total | 13,796 |
B.- Other Inspections
Number of Special Inspections | 2,551 |
Number of Re-Inspections | 3,407 |
Total | 5,958 |
C.- Pupils found to require Treatment
(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation with Vermin).
Group | For defect ive vis ion (excluding squin t) | For any of the other cond i t i ons recorded in Table | Total Individual Pupils |
---|---|---|---|
Entrants | 12 | 475 | 484 |
Second Age Group | 224 | 409 | 591 |
Third Age Group | 132 | 163 | 274 |
Total (prescribed groups) | 368 | 1047 | 1349 |
Other Periodic Inspections including 8 to 9 years | 241 | 405 | 625 |
Grand Total | 609 | 1452 | 1974 |