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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table III. Routine inspections.
| Code group | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants (within 12 months of admission) | 2,154 | 2,256 | 4,410 |
| Intermediates (8 years) | 2,090 | 1,852 | 3,942 |
| Leavers (over 12 years) | 1,999 | 2,068 | 4,067 |
| Other routine inspections | 965 | 956 | 1,921 |
| Total | 7,208 | 7,132 | 14,340 |
In addition to the above, special inspections, as defined
above, were made on, 16,062 children, of whom 8,690 were boys
and 7,372 girls. This figure represents an increase of 46 on the
corresponding figure for the previous year. Details of these
special inspections, and of re-inspections, are given in Table IV.
Table IV.
Special inspections and re-inspections.
| Boys | Girls | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special inspections | (a) in schools | 349 | 458 | 807 |
| (b) at clinics | 8,341 | 6,914 | 15,255 | |
| Totals | 8,690 | 7,3 72 | 16,062 | |
| Total re-inspections | — | — | 7,452 | |
The variation in the numbers of routine examinations,
special examinations, and re-examinations during the last ten
years are shown in Table V.
The rates which are given in this table bring out the interesting
feature that, while there has been no significant variation in
the proportion of children who are examined at routine inspection,
there has apparently been a slight increase in the proportion who
are examined as "specials".
Reference has already been made to the fact that in certain
quarters there is a feeling that the time-honoured method of
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