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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 1969
[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 | 97 |
| Primary | 74 | 19,645 |
| Secondary | 27 | 12,544 |
| Special | 6 | 513 |
| Totals - 1969 | 108 | 32,799 |
| 1968 | 107 | 31,221 |
| 1967 | 103 | 30,169 |
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 year age group | 3,172 | 2,719 | 2,466 |
| 10-11 year age group | 1,480 | 2,173 | |
| 14 years age group | 1,725 | 2,018 | 1,974 |
| 1 ,315 | 1,568 | ||
| Total | 6,862 | 7,532 | 8,181 |
| No. of special inspections | 1,351 | 1,618 | 1,598 |
| No. of re-inspections | 4,721 | 4,701 | 4,937 |
| 6,072 | 6.3 19 | 6,535 |
(b) Physical Condition of Children Inspected
| AGE GROUP INSPECTED (BY YEAR OF BIRTH) | NO. OF PUPI LS INSPECTED | PUPILS WHOSE CONDITION WAS CL ASSIFl ED UNSATISFACTORY |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 and later | 101 | _ |
| 1964 | 1,423 | 8 |
| 1963 | 1,648 | - |
| 1962 | 333 | - |
| 1961 | 73 | - |
| * I960 | 108 | - |
| * 1959 | 699 | 1 |
| * 1958 | 407 | - |
| 1957 | 41 | - |
| 1956 | 44 | . |
| 1955 | 255 | - |
| 1954 and earlier | 1,725 | - |
| Total | 6,862 | 9 |
* Selective Medicals - A total of 673 children were found not to warrant a medical examination.
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