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East Ham 1958

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

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16.
OTHER INSPECTIONS
Number of Special Inspections 3069
Number of re-inspections 933
Total 4002
INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
(a) Total number of Individual examinations of pupils In schools by school nurses
or other authorised persons 30,546
(b) Total number of Individual pupils found to be Infested 112
(c) Number of Individual pupils In respect of whom cleansing notices were Issued
(Section 54(2). Education Act, 1944) 1
(d) Number of Individual pupils In respect of whom cleansing orders were Issued
(Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944) –
DEFECTS FOUND AT PERIODIC INSPECTIONS
TABLE 8
Defect or Disease
PERIODIC INSPECTIONS
LEAVERS
OTHERS
TOTAL
(T)
(0)
(T)
(O)
(T)
(O)
Skin
10
16
92
38
102
54
Eyes - a. Vision
339
13
848
102
1187
116
b. Squint
2
2
39
9
41
11
c. Other
4

24
16
28
16
Ears - a. Hearing
1
1
11
5
12
6
b. Otitis Media
1
1
3
4
4
5
c. Other
5
3
11
5
16
8
Nose and Tliroat
15
10
191
142
206
162
Speech

1
22
22
22
23
Lymphatic Glands

1
17
107
17
108
Heart

10
9
71
9
81
Lungs
2
6
25
108
27
114
Developmental -
a. Hernia


1
4
1
4
b. Other
2

17
30
19
30
Orthopaedic -
a. Posture
2
8
30
65
32
63
b. Feet
5
6
71
33
76
39
c. Other
14
41
65
63
79
104
Nervous System -
a. Epilepsy

1
7

7
1
b. Other
1
1
13
5
14
6
Psychological -
a. Development
4

69
4
73
4
b. Stability


9
22
9
22
Abdomen
2
4
22
20
24
24
Other
8
9
43
37
51
46
T - requiring treatment
0 - requiring observation