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West Ham 1953

[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 OF NURSERY,
SPECIAL, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL PUPIIS, 1953.

Table: TABLE IReturn of Medical Inspection

TABLE I

Return of Medical Inspection

A. Periodic medical inspection:
Code GroupNo. examined
Entrants3,848
Second Age Group2,309
Third Age Group2,197
Total8,354
Other periodic Inspections678
Grand Total9,032
B. Other inspections:
Number of special inspections and reinspections16,265

Table: TABLE IIClassification of the General Condition of children inspected during the year In the three Prescribed Age Groups.

TABLE II

Classification of the General Condition of children inspected during the year In the three Prescribed Age Groups.

Number of children inspectedABC
(Good)(Fair)(Poor)
No.%No.%No.%
8,3543,65647.464,58148.981173.56

Table: TABLE IIIVerminous Conditions

TABLE III

Verminous Conditions

(1) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the school nurses58,296
(2) Number of individual children found unclean1,365
(3) Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued511
(4) Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued120

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 Scheme3,888