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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
Year ended 31st December, 1970
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) |
| 1966 and later | 85 | 85 | 100.00 | — | — |
| 1965 | 779 | 775 | 99.48 | 4 | 0.52 |
| 1964 | 1431 | 1427 | 99.72 | 4 | 0.28 |
| 1963 | 213 | 212 | 99.53 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 1962 | 120 | 118 | 98.33 | 2 | 1.67 |
| 1961 | 82 | 82 | 100.00 | — | — |
| 1960 | 69 | 68 | 98.55 | 1 | 0.45 |
| 1959 | 252 | 251 | 99.63 | 1 | 0.37 |
| 1958 | 975 | 968 | 99.28 | 7 | 0.72 |
| 1957 | 709 | 708 | 99.86 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 1956 | 1147 | 1145 | 99.83 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 1955 and earlier | 1124 | 1122 | 99.22 | 2 | 0.78 |
| TOTAL | 6986 | 6961 | 99.64 | 25 | 0.36 |
B. – OTHER INSPECTIONS.
Number of Special Inspections 3,131
Number of Re-Inspections 2,609
5,740
Periodic Medical Inspections.
The number of children inspected at routine periodic medical inspections was
6,986 (1969—6,549). Special examinations and re-inspections were 5,740 compared
with 5,905 for the previous year.
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