London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Croydon 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE B.- OTHER MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
NOTES:- A special inspection is one that is carried out at the
special request of a parent, doctor, nurse, teacher or
other person.
A re-inspection is an inspection arising out of one of
the periodic medical inspections or out of a special
inspection.
Number of Special Inspections 542
Number of Re-inspections 1,963
Total 2,505
TABLE C.- INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
(a) Total number of individual examinations
of pupils in schools by school nurses
or other authorised persons 50,970
(b) Total number of individual pupils found
to be infested 369
(c) Number of individual pupils in respect
of whom cleansing notices were issued
(Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) 2
(d) Number of individual pupils in respect
of whom cleansing orders were issued
(Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944) 2