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Hillingdon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Report of the Principal School Medical Officer for the Year 1969
| Age Groups inspected (By year of Birth) | No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination | PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | for defective vision (excluding squint) | for any other condition | Total individual pupils | ||
| No. | No. | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 1965 and later | 39 | 39 | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| 1964 | 1,467 | 1,466 | 1 | 14 | 71 | 85 |
| 1963 | 2,815 | 2,812 | 3 | 55 | 212 | 261 |
| 1962 | 439 | 434 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 54 |
| 1961 | 190 | 189 | 1 | – | 16 | 16 |
| 1960 | 158 | 158 | – | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 1959 | 230 | 228 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 1958 | 1,287 | 1,287 | – | 16 | 48 | 63 |
| 1957 | 1,306 | 1,303 | 3 | 23 | 34 | 56 |
| 1956 | 389 | 387 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 1955 | 1,277 | 1,276 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| 1954 and earlier | 1,948 | 1,946 | 2 | 25 | 48 | 72 |
| TOTAL | 11,545 | 11,525 | 20 | 189 | 533 | 705 |
Percentage of children inspected with satisfactory physical condition 99.83
Percentage of children inspected with unsatisfactory physical condition 0.17
Percentage of children inspected who were found to require treatment 6.17
Percentage of children inspected who were found to require treatment (excluding vision
defects) 4.62