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SCHOOL HEALTH
There are 17 secondary and 44 primary schools In the borough, also 2
special schools (Bentry School physically handicapped and E.S.N, sections).
Children on the registers on 31st December 1964 totalled 17,612, a decrease
of 148 compared with 1963.
Medical Inspections
Routine medical inspections were performed on the following groups of
pupils
(a) children in their first year at primary school.
(b) children in their last year at primary school.
(c) children in their last year at secondary school.
(d) children attending nursery classes.
(e) children of any age transferred from other areas to Dagenham
schools.
In addition to these, special examinations and re-inspections of children
with defects were carried out as necessary. This part of the work is, of
course, specially prominent at the Bentry Special School.
Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending
Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
(Including Special Schools)
(a) Periodic Medical Inspection
Age groups inspected Number of pupils
(by year of birth) Inspected
i960 and later 84
1959 743
1958 724
1957 91
1956 35
1955 37
1954 246
1953 1,082
1952 383
1951 46
1950 603
1949 and earlier 980
Total 5,054
(b) Other Inspections
Number of special inspections 1,452
Number of re-inspections 609
Total 2,061
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