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Croydon 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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30
STATUTORY TABLES
APPENDIX A
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
Year ended 31st December, 1956
Table I
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS

Table: A.-Periodic Medical InspectionsNumber of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:

A.-Periodic Medical Inspections

Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:

Entrants4,022
Second Age Group1,477
Third Age Group2,538
Total8,037
Number of other Periodic Inspections4,013
(8 - 9 years) . Grand TotaL12,050

Table: B. -Other Inspections

B. -Other Inspections

Number of Special Inspections1,441
Number of Re-inspections1,585
TotaL3,026

Table: C. -Pupils found to require Treatment(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation withVermin)

C. -Pupils found to require Treatment

(Excluding Dental Disease and Infestation withVermin)

GroupFor defective vision ( excluding squintForany of the other conditions recorded in Table IIIATotal Individual Pupils
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants31462411
Second Age Group68117182
Third Age Group126161279
Total (prescribed groups)225740949
Other Periodic Inspections including 8 to 9 years235353580
Grand Total4601,0931,529