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
Harrow 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED SCHOOLS.
(a) Periodic Medical Inspections.
| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:— | |
| Entrants | 3,457 |
| Second Age Group | 2,984 |
| Third Age Group | 1,249 |
| Total | 7,690 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 617 |
| Grand Total | 8,307 |
(b) Other Inspections
| Number of Special Inspections | 3,025 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 2,298 |
| Total | 5,323 |
(c) Pupils Found to Require Treatment.
| Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table 11(a) | Total individual pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 44 | 407 | 451 |
| Second Age Group | 130 | 175 | 305 |
| Third Age Group | 45 | 30 | 75 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 219 | 612 | 831 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 12 | 43 | 55 |
| Grand Total | 231 | 655 | 886 |