[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering] page 15

Havering 1973

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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Table: SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICEA system of comprehensive secondary education involving the combination of some secondary schools was introduced in September 1973• The school population at the end of the year was as follows

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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE

A system of comprehensive secondary education involving the combination of some secondary schools was introduced in September 1973• The school population at the end of the year was as follows

86 Primary Schools	26,797 pupils
22 Comprehensive Schools	21,013 "
3 Schools for E.S.N..pupils	410
1 School for sub-normal pupils	110
Total 112 Schools	48,330 "

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Medical Inspection of School Pupils
Periodic Medical Inspections
4681 pupils were given a full periodic medical examination
by a school medical officer during the year and 2777 others were
considered not to require full examination as a result of the
selective procedure.

Table: Defects noted at periodic medical inspections included the following:-

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Defects noted at periodic medical inspections included the following:-

Condition	Requiring treatment	Observation
Defective vision	243	282
Squint	47	36
Defective hearing	37	227
Nose and Throat conditions	89	269
Lung conditions	24	133
Speech disorders	51	67
Developmental abnormalities	46	218
Skin diseases	51	126
Psychological conditions	27	255
Orthopaedic defects	78	187

Table: Special Medical Inspections and Re-inspectionsIn addition to pupils examined at periodic inspections 1557 children were specially examined at the request of parent, teacher or nurse, etc. Defects found at these special examinations included the following:-

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Special Medical Inspections and Re-inspections

In addition to pupils examined at periodic inspections 1557 children were specially examined at the request of parent, teacher or nurse, etc. Defects found at these special examinations included the following:-

Condition	Requiring treatment	Requiring observation
Defective Vision	32	55
Defective Hearing	58	110
Nose and Throat conditions	12.	61
Speech disorders	7	13
Developmental abnormalities	14	53
Skin diseases	139	11
Psychological conditions	32	117
Orthopaedic defects	45	55

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A further 2557 re-examinations were carricd out as a follow-up
of previous routine or special inspections.

Table: Screening TestsSchool nurses carried out the following routine screening tests of vision and hearing during the year:-

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Screening Tests

School nurses carried out the following routine screening tests of vision and hearing during the year:-

	Vision tests	Hearing tests
Infants	6995	6381
Juniors	12536	9429
Secondary	2818	737
Special School pupils	253	195
TOTALS	22602	16742

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Havering 1973

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Table: SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICEA system of comprehensive secondary education involving the combination of some secondary schools was introduced in September 1973• The school population at the end of the year was as follows

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Table: Defects noted at periodic medical inspections included the following:-

Table: Special Medical Inspections and Re-inspectionsIn addition to pupils examined at periodic inspections 1557 children were specially examined at the request of parent, teacher or nurse, etc. Defects found at these special examinations included the following:-

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Table: Screening TestsSchool nurses carried out the following routine screening tests of vision and hearing during the year:-