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Romford 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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the parents and much associated anxiety, and is often a minor presenting
symptom of severe anxiety state. As a general rule the great bulk of
these cases have been brought to a satisfactory conclusion and
unfavourable prognostic signs are lack of co-operation on the part of
the parents, and a psychotic history in the family, or signs in the child.
It is hoped to complete a follow-up of those cases seen in 1960, after
Easter 1961.

Table: SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1960

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1960

Total (All Schools)
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS
(a) PERIODIC
Number of children examined at school:—
(i) Entrants1,878
(ii) Second age group2,272
(iii) Third age group1,588
Total5,738
Number of defects found requiring treatment1,018
Number of defects found requiring observation1,051
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment949
Nutritional classification of pupils examined:—
Entrants2nd Age Group3 rd Age Group5,730
Satisfactory1,8772,2681,585
Unsatisfactory1438
(b) SPECIALNumber of children specially examined750
Number of defects found requiring treatment534
Number of defects requiring observation136
(c) RE-INSPECTION
Number of children re-inspected565
2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
(a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:—
(i) Ophthalmic1,488
(ii) Orthopaedic280
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:—
(i) Minor Ailment2,905
(ii) Orthopaedic3,572
(iii) Speech Therapy2,367
(c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids167

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