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Finchley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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(B) SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
The following Tables which are required by the Ministry of
Education record the work carried out in the School Health
Service during the year:
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1949
TABLE I
Medical Inspections of Children Attending All Schools
| A. Periodic Medical Inspections | |
| (1) Number of Inspections: Entrants | 790 |
| Second Age-group | 666 |
| Third Age-group | 484 |
| Total | 1,940 |
| (2) Number of other Periodic Inspections | 174 |
| Grand Total | 2,114 |
| B. Other Inspections | |
| Number of Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 2,537 |
C. Pupils found to require Treatment
| Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIa | Total individual pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Entrants | - | 86 | 85 |
| Second Age Group | 40 | 33 | 73 |
| Third Age Group | 35 | 23 | 53 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 75 | 142 | 211 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 15 | 23 | 37 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 90 | 165 | 248 |