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Romford 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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Table: SchoolHealth Statistics for the year 1963

SchoolHealth Statistics for the year 1963

Total (All Schools)
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS
(a) PERIODIC Number of children examined at school: —
(i) Entrants2,106
(ii) Second age group1,956
(iii) Third age group2,093
(iv) Other periodic examinations16
Total6,171
Number of defects found requiring treatment1,198
Number of defects found requiring observation2,658
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment1.095
Nutritional classification of pupils examined: —
Satisfactory6,165
Unsatisfactory6
(b) SPECIAL
Number of children specially examined690
Number of defects found requiring treatment332
Number of defects found requiring observation142
(c) RL-INSPECTION
Number of children re-inspected731
2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
(a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics: —
(i) Ophthalmic1,673
(in Orthopaedic302
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics: —
(i) Minor Ailment3,764
(ii) Physiotherapy3,114
(iii) Speech Therapy2,661
3. HYGIENE INSPECTIONS
(i) Number of examinations of pupils in schools11,291
(ii) Number of pupils found unclean45
4. DE TAL TREATMENT
(i) Number of pupils inspected11,541
(ii) Number found to require treatment5,427
(iii) Attendances for treatment7,868
(iv) Number of fillings: Permanent teeth4,347
Temporary teeth2,491
(v) Number of teeth filled: Permanent teeth3,677
Temporary teeth2,334
(vi) Number of teeth extracted: Permanent teeth449
Temporary teeth1,820
(viii) Number of general anaesthetics administered898
(viii) Other operations: Permanent teeth1,262
Temporary teeth540

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