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
Ilford 1964
[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
| Age Groups inspected (by year of birth) | Number of Pupils inspected | Number whose condition was classified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
| 1959 | 965 | 959 | 6 |
| 1958 | 902 | 861 | 41 |
| 1957 | 303 | 295 | 8 |
| 1956 | 49 | 49 | — |
| 1955 | 24 | 24 | — |
| 1954 | 18 | 18 | — |
| 1953 | 182 | 182 | — |
| 1952 | 1,092 | 1,080 | 12 |
| 1951 | 482 | 471 | 11 |
| 1950 | 126 | 126 | — |
| 1949 and | 1,956 | 1,947 | 9 |
| earlier | |||
| TOTAL | 6,099 | 6,012 | 87 |
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 authorised persons | 13,246 |
| (ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 62 |
| (iii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) | |
| (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 | 19 |
| By parents | 43 |