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Waltham Forest 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]

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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE

SCHOOL POPULATION

NUMBER OF SCHOOLSNUMBER OF PUPILS ON SCHOOL REGISTERS AT END OF YEAR
Nursery180
Primary7318,503
Secondary2712,142
Special6496
Totals -196810731,221
196710330,169
196610629,427

SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION

(a) Periodic Medical Inspections196819671966
5 year age group2,7192,4662,081
10-11 year age group1,4802,1732,685
14 years age group2,0181,9742,343
Others1,3151,568904
Total7,5328,1818,013
No. of special inspections1,6181,5981,639
No. of re-inspections4,7014.9374,740
6,3196,5356,379

(b) Physical Condition of Children Inspected

AGE GROUP INSPECTED (BY YEAR OF BIRTH)NO. OF PUPILS INSPECTEDPUPILS WHOSE CONDITION WAS CLASSIFLED UNSATISFACTORY
1964 and later58-
19631,2495
19621,4702
19612932
I960113-
19591811
19581,045-
19574352
1956119-
1955173-
1954378-
1953 and earlier2,018-
Total7,53212

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