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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
Richmond upon Thames 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
Year ending 31st December, 1968
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) |
| 1964 and later | 63 | 63 | 100 | — | — |
| 1963 | 288 | 288 | 100 | — | — |
| 1962 | 672 | 669 | 99.55 | 3 | 0.45 |
| 1961 | 81 | 81 | 100 | — | — |
| 1960 | 69 | 69 | 100 | — | — |
| 1959 | 69 | 68 | 98.55 | 1 | 1.45 |
| 1958 | 73 | 73 | 100 | — | — |
| 1957 | 243 | 243 | 100 | — | — |
| 1956 | 462 | 458 | 99.13 | 4 | 0.87 |
| 1955 | 257 | 257 | 100 | — | — |
| 1954 | 780 | 773 | 99.1 | 7 | 0.9 |
| 1953 and earlier | 667 | 667 | 100 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 3724 | 3709 | 99.60 | 15 | 0.40 |
B. — OTHER INSPECTIONS.
| Number of Special Inspections | 2,536 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 2,452 |
| 4.988 |
Periodic Medical Inspections.
The number of children inspected at routine periodic medical inspections was
3,724 (1967—5,469). Special examinations and re-inspections were 4,988 compared
with 6,169 for the previous year.
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