London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Pupils found to Require Treatment
Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin).
| Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) (1) | For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) | For any of the other conditions (3) | Total Individual Pupils (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 and later | - | 23 | 23 |
| 1954 | 8 | 109 | 109 |
| 1953 | 12 | 185 | 185 |
| 1952 | 7 | 43 | 48 |
| 1951 | 1 | ||
| 1950 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1949 | 11 | 14 | 23 |
| 1948 | 69 | 205 | 259 |
| 1947 | 43 | 114 | 143 |
| 1946 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 1945 | 51 | 118 | 150 |
| 1944 and earlier | 87 | 160 | |
| Total | 292 | 915 | 1,125 |
No individual pupil is recorded more than once in any column of this table, therefore
the total in column (4) will not necessarily be the same as the sum of columns (2)
and (3).
General Condition
The overall picture of the general condition or nutritional state of the children in
the Borough is reassuringly good.
| Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) | No. of pupils Inspected | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||||
| No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| 1955 and later | 91 | 90 | 98.91 | 1 | 1.09 |
| 1954 | 775 | 769 | 99.22 | 6 | 0.78 |
| 1953 | 793 | 788 | 99.36 | 5 | 0.64 |
| 1952 | 164 | 162 | 98.75 | 2 | 1.25 |
| 1951 | 71 | 68 | 95.76 | 3 | 4.24 |
| 1950 | 44 | 43 | 97.72 | 1 | 2.28 |
| 1949 | 242 | 240 | 99.17 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 1948 | 1,426 | 1,414 | 99.15 | 12 | 0.85 |
| 1947 | 703 | 698 | 99.28 | 5 | 0.72 |
| 1946 | 26 | 26 | 100.00 | — | — |
| 1945 | 969 | 963 | 99.15 | 6 | 0.85 |
| 1944 and earlier | 1,044 | 1,042 | 99.82 | 2 | 0.18 |
| Total | 6,348 | 6,303 | 99.28 | 45 | 0.72 |