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Romford 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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School Health Statistics for the year 1962

Total (All Schools)
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS
(a) PERIODIC
Number of children examined at school: —
(i) Entrants2,064
(ii) Second age group2,054
(iii) Third age group2,338
(iv) Other periodic examinations50
Total6,506
Number of defects found requiring treatment1,260
Number of defects found requiring observation2,950
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment1,169
Nutritional classification of pupils examined:—
Satisfactory6,501
Unsatisfactory5
(b) SPECIAL
Number of children specially examined763
Number of defects found requiring treatment491
Number of defects found requiring observation132
(c) RE-INSPECTION
Number of children re-inspected718
2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
(a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:—
(i) Ophthalmic1,514
(ii) Orthopaedic342
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:—
(i) Minor Ailment2,804
(ii) Physiotherapy4,008
(iii) Speech Therapy2,583
(c) Number of children who have received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids46
3. HYGIENE INSPECTIONS
(i) Number of examinations of pupils in schools10,179
(ii) Number of pupils found unclean52
4. DENTAL TREATMENT
(i) Number of pupils inspected9,464
(ii) Number found to require treatment5.030
(iii) Attendances for treatment5,434
(iv) Number of fillings: Permanent teeth3,145
Temporary teeth1,374
(v) Number of teeth filled: Permanent teeth2,635
Temporary teeth1,190
(vi) Number of teeth extracted : Permanent teeth218
Temporary teeth559
(vii) Number of general anaesthetics administered310
(viii) Other operations: Permanent teeth773
Temporary teeth499

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