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Hillingdon 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Report of the Principal School Medical Officer for the Year 1967
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The medical inspection of pupils was carried out in a similar manner to that in the previous year, and a full account of the procedures adopted was given in the Annual Report for 1965.
| Year of Birth | Number of Pupils who Have Received a Full Medical Examination | Physical condition of Pupils Inspected | Number of Individual Pupils Found to require Treatment {Excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |||
| 1963 and later | 49 | 49 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1,144 | 1,143 | 1 | 77 |
| 1961 | 1,830 | 1,828 | 2 | 131 |
| 1960 | 282 | 282 | — | 21 |
| 1959 | 167 | 165 | 2 | 15 |
| 1958 | 167 | 166 | 1 | 14 |
| 1957 | 500 | 498 | 2 | 49 |
| 1956 | 1,369 | 1,365 | 4 | 83 |
| 1955 | 806 | 805 | 1 | 55 |
| 1954 | 263 | 260 | 3 | 16 |
| 1953 | 1,404 | 1,398 | 6 | 60 |
| 1952 and earlier | 1,513 | 1,511 | 2 | 61 |
| TOTALS | 9,494 | 9,470 | 24 | 583 |
Percentage of children inspected with satisfactory physical condition 99.74
Percentage of children inspected with unsatisfactory physical condition 0.26
Percentage of children inspected who were found to require treatment 6.14
Percentage of children inspected who were found to require treatment (excluding vision
defects) 4.24
DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND
SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR
NOTE:—All defects noted at periodic and special medical inspections are included in this Table,
whether or not they were under treatment or observation at the time of the inspection. This
Table includes separately the number of pupils found to require treatment (T) and the number
of pupils found to require observation (O).