London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Sutton 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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TABLE VII
MADICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)
TABLE(a) PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1st JANUARY - 31st DECEMBER, 1971
| Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) | No. of Pupils who have received a full medical examination | Physical Condition | No. of Pupils not selected for examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satis. | Unsatis. | ||||||
| For defective vision (excl. squint) | For any other condition | Total Individual Pupils | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1967 and later | 443 | 443 | - | - | 11 | 34 | 38 |
| 1966 | 2287 | 2287 | - | - | 55 | 173 | 212 |
| 1965 | 302 | 302 | - | - | 12 | 27 | 38 |
| 1964 | 249 | 248 | 1 | - | 8 | 24 | 28 |
| 1963 | 781 | 781 | - | 759 | 51 | 101 | 138 |
| 1962 | 437 | 437 | - | 328 | 27 | 58 | 76 |
| 1961 | 137 | 137 | -- | - | 7 | 13 | 17 |
| 1960 | 95 | 95 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 1959 | 696 | 696 | -- | 632 | 60 | 109 | 186 |
| 1958 | 525 | 524 | 1 | 291 | 40 | 73 | 110 |
| 1957 | 1267 | 1267 | - | - | 88 | 56 | 132 |
| 1956 and earlier | 807 | 804 | 3 | - | 56 | 40 | 95 |
| TOTAL | 8026 | 8021 | 5 | 2010 | 421 | 717 | 1074 |