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West Ham 1953

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

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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
SCHOOL POPULATION
There was a further small Increase in the school population during the year. On the
31st December, 1953, there were 29,653 children on the school rolls, as compared with 29,135
on the corresponding day of 1952.
The total increase since 1945 Is over 9,400.
Nevertheless, it is of interest to note that the number of children on the school rolls
is still some 26,4-00 fewer than it was at the peak of the school population about 41 years
ago.
MEDICAL INSPECTION
A table setting out the work done under this heading will be found in Appendix IV
on pages 91-92. A small decrease in periodic inspections was balanced to some extent by an
increase of 360 in the number of reinspections.
The number of children examined in the two groups (periodic inspections and special
inspections and reinspections) appear to be settling down in the proportions of 9 cases to
16 cases. The volume of work carried out in the year was about the same as in the previous
year.
General Condition. A comparison of the general condition of the children found at
medical inspections during the past three years is set out in some detail below:-

Table: Classification of the General Condition of Children assessed at periodic inspections during the years 1951, 1952 and 1953.

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Classification of the General Condition of Children assessed at periodic inspections during the years 1951, 1952 and 1953.

Year 1951
	No. of children inspected	A (Good)		B (Fair)		C (Poor)
	No. of children inspected	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Entrants	3,425	1,155	33.72	1,929	56.32	341	9.96
2nd age gr oup	2,411	862	35.75	1,348	55.91	201	8.34
3rd age group	2,303	1,115	48.42	1,091	47.37	97	4.21
Other periodic	816	363	44.48	418	51.23	35	4.29
Total	8,955	3,495	39.03	4,786	53.44	674	7.53
Year 1952
Entrants	4,159	1,785	42.92	2,217	53.1	157	3.77
2nd age group	2,250	1,077	47.87	1,066	47.38	107	4.75
3rd age group	2,004	1,131	56.43	838	41.82	35	1.75
Other periodic	851	541	63.58	299	35.13	11	1.29
Total	9,264	4,534	48.94	4,420	47.71	310	3.35
Year 1953
Entrants	3,848	1,526	39.66	2,265	58.86	57	1.48
2nd Age group	2,309	991	42.92	1,281	55.48	37	1.60
3rd age group	2,197	1,139	51.84	1,035	47.11	23	1.05
Other periodic	678	380	56.05	294	43.36	4	0.59
Total	9,032	4,036	44.69	4,875	53.97	121	1.34

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Table: Classification of the General Condition of Children assessed at periodic inspections during the years 1951, 1952 and 1953.