London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| for defective vision (excluding squint) | for any other condition recorded at Part 11 | Total individual pupils | |||||
| Satisfactory No. | Unsatisfactory No. | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1964 and later | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1,677 | 1,677 | — | — | 73 | 207 | 258 |
| 1962 | 2,909 | 2,909 | — | — | 161 | 347 | 493 |
| 1961 | 216 | 216 | — | — | 12 | 19 | 28 |
| 1960 | 190 | 190 | — | 3,819* | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 1959 | 98 | 98 | — | 115* | 12 | 15 | 24 |
| 1958 | 3,647 | 3,647 | — | 5* | 251 | 350 | 579 |
| 1957 | 269 | 269 | — | 1* | 18 | 44 | 61 |
| 1956 | 67 | 67 | — | — | 6 | 12 | |
| 1955 | 42 | 42 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 1954 | 2,901 | 2,901 | — | — | 349 | 343 | 577 |
| 1953 and earlier | 209 | 209 | — | — | 34 | 24 | 58 |
| TOTAL | 12,242 | 12,242 | 1 | 3,940* | 936 | 1,378 | 2,132 |
The physical condition of all the children inspected was
satisfactory.
*Tests of Vision and Hearing only at age of eight years.
137 Pupils referred for treatment because of visual defects.
26 Pupils referred for treatment because of hearing defects.
Other Inspections
Number of Special Inspections 1,467
Number of Re-inspections 1,868
Total 3,335
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 1,467 special inspections was carried out during the year.