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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Of the 7375 pupils examined in 1969, 1206 pupils (percentage of total l6.35)
were found to be in need of treatment for l459 defects.
Table (b) Periodic Medical Inspections 1st January - 31st December 1968
| Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) | No. of Pupils who have received 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 | Unsatisfactory | ||||||
| For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any other condition | Total Individual Pupils | |||||
| (No.) | (No.) | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1964 & later | 232 | 231 | 1 | - | 4 | 16 | 18 |
| (205) | (204) | (1) | (-) | (3) | (25) | (28) | |
| 1963 | 1076 | 1073 | 3 | - | 38 | 83 | 103 |
| (1620) | (1614) | (6) | — | (75) | (182) | (247) | |
| 1962 | 319 | 317 | 2 | - | 20 | 45 | 54 |
| (452) | (451) | (1) | - | (17) | (75) | (89) | |
| 1961 | 86 | 86 | — | — | 9 | 19 | 23 |
| (100) | (100) | - | - | (6) | (15) | (18) | |
| 1960 | 1359 | 1359 | - | - | 127 | 121 | 224 |
| (1352) | (1351) | (1) | - | (125) | (130) | (222) | |
| 1959 | 435 | 434 | 1 | - | 47 | 50 | 89 |
| (434) | (432) | (2) | - | (43) | (74) | (104) | |
| 1958 | 77 | 77 | - | - | 10 | 24 | 28 |
| (71) | (69) | (2) | - | (6) | (22) | (25) | |
| 1957 | 37 | 57 | - | 251 | 4 | 21 | 22 |
| (132) | (132) | (229) | (24) | (29) | (45) | ||
| 1956 | 665 | 663 | 2 | 111 | 85 | 64 | 129 |
| (377) | (374) | (3) | (104) | (58) | (41) | (71) | |
| 1935 | 371 | 370 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 39 | 86 |
| (207) | (205) | (2) | (-) | (24) | (25) | (36) | |
| 1954 | 122 | 122 | - | - | 23 | 20 | 39 |
| (99) | (99) | - | - | (19) | (14) | (28) | |
| 1953 | 1177 | 1176 | 1 | — | 212 | 78 | 252 |
| (298) | (1298) | (-) | - | (235) | (1ll) | (315) | |
| TOTAL | 5976 | 5965 | 11 | 365 | 630 | 580 | 1067 |
| (6347) | (6329) | (18) | (333) | (635) | (743) | (1228) | |
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