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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
Bromley 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
(including Nursery and Special Schools)
PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
| Age Groups inspected (By year of Birth) | No. of Pupils who have received a full medical examination | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | No. of Pupils found not to warrant a medical examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory No. | Unsatisfactory No. | for defective vision (excluding squint) | for any other condition recorded at Part II | Total individual pupils | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1963 and later | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1,502 | 1,501 | 1 | — | 59 | 175 | 234 |
| 1961 | 1,490 | 1,490 | — | - | 76 | 187 | 256 |
| 1960 | 326 | 326 | — | — | 28 | 28 | 56 |
| 1959 | 238 | 238 | — | 3,367* | 14 | 33 | 46 |
| 1958 | 138 | 138 | — | 178* | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 1957 | 3,436 | 3,436 | — | — | 329 | 392 | 701 |
| 1956 | 368 | 368 | — | - | 37 | 55 | 88 |
| 1955 | 106 | 106 | - | — | 12 | 21 | 32 |
| 1954 | 53 | 53 | - | — | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 1953 | 2,952 | 2,952 | - | — | 376 | 270 | 621 |
| 1952 and earlier | 279 | 279 | — | — | 44 | 25 | 67 |
| TOTAL | 10,894 | 10,893 | 1 | 3,545* | 993 | 1,207 | 2,140 |
Col. (3) total as a percentage of Col. (2) total 99 99%
Col. (4) total as a percentage of Col. (2) total .01 %
*Test of vision and hearing only at the age of eight years.
81 pupils referred for treatment because of visual defects.
31 pupils referred for treatment because of hearing defects.
OTHER INSPECTIONS
Number of Special Inspections 938
Number of Re-inspections 2,555
Total 3,493
Special Inspections
Special inspections are carried out at any time during a child's
school career if the head teacher, family doctor, parent or health
visitor is concerned about the health of a particular child.
A total of 938 special inspections were carried out during the
year, and the principal defects discovered concerned vision and
hearing.