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
Waltham Forest 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
SCHOOL POPULATION
| NUMBER OF SCHOOLS | NUMBER OF PUPILS ON SCHOOL REGISTERS AT END OF YEAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery | 1 | 78 |
| Primary | 69 | 16,870 |
| Secondary | 30 | 11,950 |
| Special | 6 | 529 |
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
(a) Periodic Medical Inspections
5 year age group 2,081
10-12 year age group 2,685
14 years age group 2,343
Others 904
Total 8,013
No. of special inspections1,639
No. of re-inspections 4,740
6,379
(b) Physical Condition of Children Inspected
| AGE GROUP INSPECTED (BY YEAR OF BIRTH) | NO. OF PUPILS INSPECTED | PUPILS WHOSE CONDITION WAS CLASSIFIED UNSATISFACTORY |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 and later | 79 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1,480 | _ |
| 1960 | 522 | 2 |
| 1959 | 124 | _ |
| 1958 | 101 | _ |
| 1957 | 122 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1,197 | 7 |
| 1955 | 969 | 1 2 |
| 1954 | 519 | |
| 1953 | 210 | _ |
| 1952 | 347 | 2 |
| 1951 and earlier | 2,343 | 3 |
| Total | 8,013 | 19 |
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