Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 2 | 167 | |
Primary | 74 | 20,341 | |
Secondary | 27 | 13,153 | |
Special | 6 | 535 | |
Totals | 1970 | 109 | 34,196 |
1969 | 108 | 32,799 | |
1968 | 107 | 31.221 |
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
(a) Periodic Medical Inspections | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 |
---|---|---|---|
5 year age group | 2,766 | 3,172 | 2,719 |
10-11 year age group | 1,212 | 1,214 | 1,480 |
14 years age group | 1,169 | 1,725 | 2,018 |
Others | 704 | 751 | 1,315 |
Total | 5,851 | 6,862 | 7,532 |
No. of special inspections | 1,409 | 1,351 | 1,618 |
No. of re-inspections | 5,019 | 4,721 | 4,701 |
6,428 | 6,072 | 6,319 |
(b) Physical Condition of Children Inspected
AGE GROUP INSPECTED (BY YEAR OF BIRTH) | NO. OF PUPILS INSPECTED | PUPILS WHOSE CONDITION WAS CLASSIFIED UNSATISFACTORY |
---|---|---|
1966 and later | 87 | — |
1965 | 1,030 | — |
1964 | 1,647 | 2 |
1963 | 217 | — |
1962 | 86 | — |
1961 | 129 | — |
* I960 | 879 | — |
* 1959 | 333 | — |
1958 | 135 | — |
1957 | 29 | — |
1956 | 108 | — |
1955 and earlier | 1,169 | — |
Total | 5,849 | 2 |
* Selective Medicals - A total of 703 children were found not to warrant a medical examination.
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