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Richmond upon Thames 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
Year ending 31st December, 1965
Table II.
Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
(including Nursery and Special Schools).
A. — PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
| Year of Birth | Number of pupils inspected | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||||
| Number | %of column 2 | Number | %of column 2 | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| 1961 and later | 40 | 40 | 100 | - | - |
| 1960 | 553 | 549 | 99.27 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 1959 | 351 | 348 | 99.15 | 3 | 0.85 |
| 1958 | 85 | 84 | 98.82 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 1957 | 451 | 449 | 99.56 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 1956 | 61 | 61 | 100 | - | - |
| 1955 | 32 | 32 | 100 | - | - |
| 1954 | 206 | 206 | 100 | - | - |
| 1953 | 436 | 435 | 99.77 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 1952 | 158 | 158 | 100 | - | - |
| 1951 | 159 | 158 | 99.37 | 1 | 0.63 |
| 1950 and earlier | 1310 | 1307 | 99.77 | 3 | 0.23 |
| TOTAL | 3842 | 3827 | 99.61 | 15 | 0.39 |
B. — OTHER INSPECTIONS.
Number of Special Inspections 1,848
Number of Re-Inspections 1,955
3,803
Periodic Medical Inspections.
The local education authority has a duty, by statute, to arrange for school children
at maintained schools to be medically examined on at least three occasions during the
child's school life.
These arrangements can be flexible as to time and method. The orthodox and
historical approach is three periodic examinations: — at school entry, on transfer from
junior to senior school, and prior to leaving school. Timing is critical and can be
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