London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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D. Classification of the Physical Condition of children inspected during the year in the Periodic Age,Groups:
| Age Groups Inspected | Number of pupils inspected | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Entrants | 1,956 | 1,952 | 99.80 | 4 | 0.20 |
| Second Age Group | 1,577 | 1,575 | 99.87 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Third Age Group | 2,547 | 2,546 | 99.46 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Additional Periodic Inspections | 1,513 | 1,510 | 99.80 | 3 | 0.20 |
| Total: | 7,593 | 7,583 | 99.87 | 10 | 0.13 |
TABLE II Verminous Conditions
| (1) | Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the school nurses | 63,787 |
| (2) | Number of individual children found unclean | 457 |
| (3) | Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing notices were | 176 |
| (4) | Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued | 12 |