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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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Independent Schools, which so desire, have continued to
participate in the School Health Service. At present 17 such
schools take advantage of the facilities provided by the Service.
Subject to their parents' consent pupils attending these schools
receive routine medical inspections (at the same ages as children
attending maintained schools), and also have the advantage of
access, where necessary, to the specialist clinics. Arrangements are
also made as and when necessary for the special examination of
any child.
During the year 884 children were medically inspected, and a
further 134 children received tests of vision and hearing only. In
addition, a total of 24 special inspections and 83 re-inspections was
carried out.
Further details, with a summary of the various defects found
at these examinations are as follows:—
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 II | Total Individual pupils | |||||
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1964 and later | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 152 | 152 | — | 12 | 18 | 25 | |
| 1962 | 89 | 89 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1961 | 11 | 11 | — | - | - | - | — |
| 1960 | 59 | 59 | - | 132* | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1959 | 12 | 12 | - | 1* | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1958 | 169 | 169 | - | 1* | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 1957 | 27 | 27 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1956 | 72 | 72 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1955 | 8 | 8 | - | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1954 | 268 | 268 | - | - | 25 | 18 | 43 |
| 1953 and earlier | 16 | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| TOTAL | 884 | 884 | — | 134* | 67 | 63 | 125 |
The physical condition of all the children inspected was satisfactory.
*Tests of vision and hearing only at age of eight years.
7 pupils referred for treatment because of visual defect.
3 pupils referred for treatment because of hearing defect.
OTHER INSPECTIONS:
Number of Special Inspections 24
Number of Re-inspections 83
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