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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
Ilford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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B.—Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups (See Note (ii) on Table 1).
| Age Group | Number of Pupils Inspected | A—(Good) | B.—(Fair) | C—(Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | ||
| (1) | (2) | (8) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Entrants | 2623 | 1243 | 47.3 | 1330 | 50.9 | 44 | 1.6 |
| Second Age Groups | 2665 | 1109 | 41.6 | 1495 | 56.1 | 61 | 2.3 |
| Third Age Groups | 1800 | 470 | 26.1 | 130) | 72.2 | 30 | 1.6 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 24 | 1 | 4.2 | 16 | 66.0 | 7 | 29.2 |
| Totals | 7112 | 2823 | 397 | 4147 | 58.3 | 142 | 1.9 |
TABLE III.
Infestation with Vermin.
All cases of infestation, however slight, are recorded.
This return relates to individual pupils and not to instances of infestation.
| (i) Total number of pupils examined in the schools by school nurses or other authorized persons | 21,491 |
| (ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 138 |
| (iii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944) | 4 |
| (iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944) | |
| (v) Number of individual pupils disinfested:— | |
| By Local Authority | 59 |
| By parents | 79 |
TABLE IV.
Treatment of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary
Schools (Including Special Schools).
Notes:—(a) Treatment provided by the Authority includes all defects
treated or under treatment during the year by the Authority's
own staff, however brought to the Authority's notice, i.e.,
whether by periodic inspection, special inspection, or otherwise,
during the year in question or previously.
(b) Treatment provided otherwise than by the Authority includes
all treatment known by the Authority to have been so provided,
including treatment undertaken in school clinics by
the Regional Hospital Board.