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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Romford 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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Table: School Health Service Statistics for the Year 1964

School Health Service Statistics for the Year 1964

Total (All Schools)
1. Medical Inspection of Pupils
(a) Periodic No. of Pupils examined at school
(i) Entrants1923
(ii) Second age group1852
(iii) Third age group1990
(iv) Other periodic examinations79
Total5844
Number of defects found requiring treatment1324
Number of defects found requiring observation2109
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment1190
Nutritional classification of pupils examined Satisfactory5841
Unsatisfactory3
(b) SPECIAL
Number of pupils specially examined511
Number of defects found requiring tretment320
Number of defects found requiring observation80
(c) Re-inspections
Number of pupils re-inspected664
2. Treatment
(a) Total attendances at Specialist Clinics:-
(i) Ophthalmic1821
(ii) Orthopaedic380
(b) Total attendances at treatment clinics:-
(i) Minor Ailment2527
(ii) Physiotherapy3434
(iii) Speech Therapy3787
3. Hygiene Inspections
(i) Number of examinations of pupils in schools12817
(ii) Number of pupils found unclean70
4. Dental Treatment
(i) Number of pupils inspected9018
(ii) Number found to require treatment4819
(iii) Attendances for treatment7325
(iv) Number of fillings: Permanent teeth3462
Permanent teeth2803
(v) Number of teeth filled: Permanent teeth2798
Temporary teeth2551
(vi) Number of teeth extracted: Permanent teeth322
Temporary teeth1218
(vii) Number of general anaethetics administered586
(viii) Other operations3674

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