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Richmond upon Thames 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
Year ending 31st December, 1967
Table II.
Mcdical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
(including Nursery and Special Schools).
| 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) |
| 1963 and later | 109 | 107 | 98.17 | 2 | 1.83 |
| 1962 | 693 | 689 | 99.42 | 4 | 0.58 |
| 1961 | 514 | 511 | 99.41 | 3 | 0.59 |
| 1960 | 166 | 166 | 100 | — | — |
| 1959 | 71 | 71 | 100 | — | — |
| 1958 | 38 | 38 | 100 | — | — |
| 1957 | 55 | 55 | 100 | — | — |
| 1956 | 70 | 70 | 100 | — • | — |
| 1955 | 856 | 852 | 99.53 | 4 | 0.47 |
| 1954 | 571 | 569 | 99.64 | 2 | 0.36 |
| 1953 | 471 | 468 | 99.36 | 3 | 0.64 |
| 1952 and earlier | 1855 | 1850 | 99.73 | 5 | 0.27 |
| TOTAL | 5469 | 5446 | 99.58 | 23 | 0.42 |
B. — OTHER INSPECTIONS.
Number of Special Inspections 3,041
Number of Re-Inspections 3,128
6,169
Periodic Medical Inspections.
The number of children inspected at routine periodic medical inspections was
5,469 (1966—5,442). Special examinations and re-inspections were 6,169 compared
with 5,601 for the previous year.
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