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West Ham 1952

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

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APPENDIX IV
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
STATISTICS RELATING TO INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OP
NURSERY, SPECIAL, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL PUPILS, 1952.

Table: TABLE I.Return of Medical Inspection

TABLE I.

Return of Medical Inspection

A. Periodic medical inspections
Code GroupNo. examined
Entrants4,159
Second age group2,250
Third age group2,004
Total8,413
Other periodic inspections851
Grand Total9,26
B. Other inspections:
Number of special inspections and reinspections15,905

Table: TABLE IIClassification of the General Condition of children inspected during the year in the Periodic Age Groups.

TABLE II

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

Number ofABC
children(Good)(Fair)(Poor)
inspectedNo.%No.%No.%
8,4133,99347.464,12148.982993.56

Table: TABLE IIIVerminous Conditions

TABLE III

Verminous Conditions

(1)Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the62,525
(2)Number of individual children found unclean1,912

Table: TABLE IV.Defects Treated

TABLE IV.

Defects Treated

Group I. Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness):
Total number of defects treated, or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme4,683