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West Ham 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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APPENDIX .5
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
STATISTICS RELATING TO INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS, 1919

TABLE I.

Return of Medical Inspection.

A. Periodic medical inspection:

Code GroupNo. examined.
Entrants3,522
Second age group2,635
Third age group2,572
Total8,729
Other periodic inspections2,854
Grand Total11,583

B. Other inspections:
Number of special inspections and
re-inspections 15,029

TABLE II.

Classification of the General Condition of children inspected during the year in the Periodic Age Groups.

Number of childrenA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
inspected.No.%No.%No.%
8,7292,9.2233.181,92256.3888510.11

TABLE III.

Defects Treated under the Authority's Scheme.

Group I. Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanllness):
Total number of defects treated, or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme 8,027