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Croydon 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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STATUTORY TABLES
APPENDIX A
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
Year ended 31st December, 1957

Table: Table IMEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Table I

MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

A. -Periodic Medical Inspections
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
Entrants2,914
Second Age Group2,620
Third Age Group2,557
Total8,091
Number of other Periodic Inspections .3,104
(8 - 9 years) Grand Total11,195
B. -Other Inspections
Number of Special Inspections1,380
Number of Re-inspections1,994
Total3,374

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 defecti ve vision ( excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIIATotal IndividualPupils
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants105280376
Second Age Group175203373
Third Age Group156107258
Total (prescribed groups)4365901,007
Other Periodic Inspections Including 8 to 9 years160272416
Grand Total5968621,423