London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bromley 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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TABLE I.

Medical Inspections of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools

A. Periodic Medical Inspections Number of Inspections in the Prescribed Groups:
Entrants659
Second Age Group890
Third Age Group411
Total1960
Number of Other Periodic Inspections1274*
Grand Total3234

* Children aged 8 years,
Children in their 13th year at County Grammar and
Technical Schools,
Children at the Occupational Centre.

B. Other Inspections

Number of Special Inspections4708
Number of Re-inspections3825
Total8533

C.Pupils Found to Require Treatment

Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin):

GroupFor defective vision {excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table II.A.Total individal pupils
Entrants13164177
Second Age Group33212245
Third Age Group4594139
Total (prescribed groups)91470561
Other periodic inspections126304430
Grand Total217774991