London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hillingdon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Part IV
STATISTICAL RETURNS
Number of pupils on registers of maintained primary and secondary schools (including
nursery and special schools) in January, 1970: 39,410.
| Age Groups Inspected (By year of Birth) | Number of Pupils Inspected | 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 conditions in Table 5 (SH) | Total individual pupils | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 1966 and later | 98 | 98 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1965 | 1,374 | 1,372 | 2 | 29 | 114 | 139 |
| 1964 | 2,090 | 2,090 | 41 | 125 | 162 | |
| 1963 | 243 | 243 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| 1962 | 149 | 149 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |
| 1961 | 133 | 133 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
| 1960 | 180 | 180 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |
| 1959 | 664 | 664 | 15 | 26 | 41 | |
| 1958 | 1,125 | 1,124 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| 1957 | 451 | 451 | 16 | 25 | 41 | |
| 1956 | 890 | 888 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| 1955 and earlier | 1,525 | 1,521 | 4 | 30 | 38 | 67 |
| Total | 8,922 | 8,913 | 9 | 184 | 436 | 606 |
Column 3 total as a percentage of Column 7 total as a percentage of
Column 2 total: 99.89% Column 2 total: 6.79%
TABLE B— OTHER MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Note: A special inspection is one that is carried out at the special request of a parent, doctor,
nurse, teacher or other person.
A re-inspection is an inspection arising out of one of the periodic medical inspections
or out of a special inspection.
Number of special inspections 4,007
Number of re-inspections 1,051
Total 5,058
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