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

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Ealing 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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General Statement.
medical inspection of all children admitted to school
during the year, of all children between 12 and 13 years
of age, together with children over 13 years who have
not already been examined after reaching the age of 12
years, and of all children between 8 and 9 years of age.
It will be seen that of the total examined 778 belonged
to the first group, 794 to the second, and 716 to the
third group.
Non-Routine Cases and Re-inspections—In addition
to the children examined in the routine way, there were
46 special cases (26 boys and 20 girls) not in the inspected
groups, submitted by the teachers on account of some
actual or suspected defect deemed to require attention,
and 290 (152 boys and 138 girls) cases submitted for
re-inspection on account of their having been found on
a previous inspection to have some defective condition
requiring supervision.
Total Notices to Parents : Verbal 339
Written 497
836
Total Notices to Teachers : Verbal 31
Written 50
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