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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
Sutton 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Findings at Medical Inspection
Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Nursery and Special Schools)
Table A. Periodic Medical Inspections 1st January - 31st December,1965
| Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) | No.of Pupils who have rec'd a full medical examination | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | No. of Pupils found not to warrant medical examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory No. | Unsatisfactory No. | ||||||
| For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any other condition | Total individual Pupils | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1962 & later | 165 | 165 | - | - | 7 | 27 | 27 |
| 1961 | 1343 (142) | 1341 (142) | 2 (-) | - | 50 (-) | 163 (25) | 189 (25) |
| 1960 | 485 (1307) | 484 (1301) | 1 (6) | — | 16 (52) | 84 (235) | 92 (268) |
| 1959 | 80 (538) | 79 (535) | 1 (3) | — | 8 (17) | 11 (91) | 19 (103) |
| 1958 | 1206 (74) | 1205 (74) | 1 (-) | — | 93 (4) | 128 (13) | 207 (14) |
| 1957 | 336 (1283) | 335 (1280) | 1 (3) | — | 34 (97) | 65 (174) | 85 (221) |
| 1956 | 107 (229) | 107 (229) | - (-) | — | 17 (13) | 41 (29) | 40 (41) |
| 1955 | 757 (49) | 754 (49) | 3 (-) | — | 105 (4) | 151 (4) | 199 (8) |
| 1954 | 462 (883) | 460 (883) | 2 (-) | — | 55 (27) | 86 (30) | 124 (51) |
| 1953 | 112 (588) | 112 (586) | (2) | — | 8 (83) | 18 (86) | 23 (156) |
| 1952 | 101 (105) | 100 (105) | 1 (-) | — | 18 (12) | 19 (18) | 32 (25) |
| 1951 & earlier | 1634 (86) | 1631 (86) | 3 (-) | 289 (19) | 179 (9) | 366 (25) | |
| TOTAL | 6788 (6773) | 6773 (6759) | 15 (14) | - | 700 (577) | 972 (965) | 1403 (1330) |