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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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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(D) SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
Return of Medical Inspections during the Year.
(a) Routine Medical Inspections. Number of code inspections:—
| Entrants | 1,270 |
| Age 7 | 172 |
| Age 10 | 135 |
| Leavers | 545 |
| Total | 2,122 |
| Number of other routine inspections | 318 |
| Grand Total | 2,440 |
| (b) Other Inspections. | |
| Number of special inspections | 975 |
| Number of re-inspections | 481 |
| Total | 1,456 |
(c) Pupils found to Require Treatment.
Number of individual pupils found at routine medical inspection to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness and dental diseases).
| For defective Vision. Excluding squint). | For all other conditions recorded in next Table. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescribed groups:— | |||
| Entrants | 6 | 103 | 109 |
| Age 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Leavers | 32 | 19 | 51 |
| Total | 53 | 158 | 211 |
| Other routine inspections | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| Grand Total | 74 | 180 | 254 |
Note,—(Pupils requiring treatment for defective vision and for
other conditions appear once only in the column headed
"Total."
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