Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE Table 62
Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary Schools and Secondary Schools
(including Nursery and Special Schools)
Year of birth (1) | Number of pupils inspected (2) | Physical condition of pupils inspected | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |||||
Number (3) | % of column 2 (4) | Number (5) | % of column 2 (6) | |||
1959 and later | 192 | 192 | 100.0 | _ | _ | |
1958 | 1,403 | 1,387 | 98.8 | 16 | 1.2 | |
1957 | 643 | 634 | 98.6 | 9 | 1.4 | |
1956 | 180 | 178 | 990 | 2 | 1.0 | |
1955 | 1,213 | 1,199 | 98.8 | 14 | 1.2 | |
1954 | 236 | 236 | 100.0 | — | — | |
1953 | 1,090 | 1,084 | 99.5 | 6 | 0.5 | |
1952 | 558 | 552 | 98.9 | 6 | 1.1 | |
1951 | 163 | 158 | 97.0 | 5 | 3.0 | |
1950 | 139 | 138 | 99..3 | 1 | 0.7 | |
1949 | 443 | 441 | 99.5 | 2 | 0.5 | |
1948 and earlier | 1,346 | 1,336 | 99.2 | 10 | 0.8 | |
Totals: | 1963 | 7,606 | 7,535 | 99.1 | 71 | 0.9 |
1962 | 8,579 | 8,516 | 99.3 | 63 | 0.7 |
Table 63
Individual Pupils found at periodical Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
Year of birth | For defective vision (Excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions in table | Total individual pupils | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1959 and later | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
1958 | 7 | 121 | 126 | |
1957 | 3 | 57 | 59 | |
1956 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
1955 | 82 | 72 | 148 | |
1954 | 24 | 18 | 38 | |
1953 | 54 | 74 | 116 | |
1952 | 32 | 41 | 68 | |
1951 | 23 | 24 | 43 | |
1950 | 15 | 26 | 38 | |
1949 | 26 | 56 | 73 | |
1948 and earlier | 89 | 196 | 246 | |
Totals: | 1963 | 362 | 705 | 982 |
1962 | 427 | 695 | 1,031 |