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
Enfield 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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SCHOOL HEALTH
Table 43
Medical Inspection
Pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools (including nursery and special schools)
| Age groups inspected (by year of birth) | No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for defective vision (excluding squint) | for any other condition | Total individual pupils | ||
| 1967 and later | 407 | 19 | 49 | 62 |
| 1966 | 1,933 | 124 | 331 | 441 |
| 1965 | 1,852 | 135 | 317 | 432 |
| 1964 | 296 | 22 | 38 | 59 |
| 1963 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| 1962 | 63 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 1961 | 878 | 136 | 126 | 241 |
| 1960 | 2,085 | 356 | 297 | 604 |
| 1959 | 1,032 | 153 | 140 | 267 |
| 1958 | 255 | 48 | 37 | 81 |
| 1957 | 592 | 123 | 81 | 182 |
| 1956 and earlier | 2,585 | 564 | 282 | 725 |
| Total | 12,050 | 1,695 | 1,718 | 3,128 |