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East Ham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

Published
1954
Pages
24
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    GENERAL INFORMATION The average number on the school rolls during the year was 16,836 made up as follows
    Type of schoolNumber of schoolsAverage number on roll
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    TABLE I
    19491950195119521953
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    Medical Inspection and Re-Inspection at Schools TABLE 2
    InfantJuniorSecondary
    IRSIRSIRS
  • Page 7
    SCHOOL HEALTH CLINICS
  • Page 9
    The work of the clinics Is shown in the following summary:—
  • Page 10
    The physiotherapy clinics are indeed the backbone of several of the other school health clinics In both preventive and therapeutic aspects of the work.
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    Child Guidance Clinic Statistics.
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    Number of attendances at Clinic (parents and children):-
  • Page 13
    The following cases were referred to nospitai ior treatment
  • Page 13
    Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic The following are the statistical details:-
  • Page 13
    TABLE 3
    DefectNumber observedNumber treatedReferred for operation
  • Page 14
    Included In the above statistics, the following relate to cases referred for investigation following failure in speech audiometer tests in school:-
  • Page 14
    TABLE 4
    CategoryNumber ascertained.Recommendation
    Ordinary School with special treatmentDay Special SchoolBoarding Special School
  • Page 15
    Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
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    OTHER INSPECTIONS.
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    TABLE 5
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded In Table 6Total individual pupiIs
  • Page 16
    RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1953 TABLE 6
    Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of defectsNo. of defects
    Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
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    CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS TABLE 7
    Age GroupsNumber of Pupils InspectedA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
    No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 17
    TABLE 8 TREATMENT TABLES
    Number of Cases treated or under treatment during the year
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 17
    GROUP 2. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
    No. of Cases dealt with
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
    No. of Cases treated
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 4. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
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    GROUP 5. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT
    Number of Cases Treated
    Authority's Child Guidance ClinicsElsewhere
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    GROUP 6- SPEECH THERAPY
    Number of Cases Treated
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 7. - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN
    Number of Cases Treated
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    TABLE 9. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT