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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 1958
[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, 1958.
PART I
Return of Medical Inspection
Table A. Periodic medical inspection:
| Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) | No. of Pupils Inspected | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory No. % of Col.2 | Unsatisfactory No. % of Col.2 | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| 1954 and later | 400 | 396 | 99.0 | 4 | 1. |
| 1953 | 758 | 756 | 99.7 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 1952 | 1,290 | 1,284 | 99.5 | 6 | 0.5 |
| 1951 | 287 | 286 | 99.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 1950 | 82 | 82 | 100. | - | - |
| 1949 | 85 | 84 | 98.8 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1948 | 79 | 77 | 97.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1917 | 2,169 | 2,164 | 99.8 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 1946 | 1,150 | 1,148 | 99.8 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 1915 | 52 | 52 | 100. | - | - |
| 1944 | 2,089 | 2,089 | 100. | - | - |
| 1913 and earlier | 1,161 | 1,161 | 100. | - | - |
| TOTAL: | 9,602 | 9,579 | 99.8 | 23 | 0.2 |
Table B. Pupils found to require treatment:
| Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) | For defective Vision (excluding squint) | For and of the other conditions recorded in Part II | Total Individual Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1951 and later | 6 | 28 | 33 |
| 1953 | 7 | 76 | 75 |
| 1952 | 17 | 125 | 126 |
| 1951 | 7 | 41 | 47 |
| 1950 | 8 | 20 | 24 |
| 1949 | 11 | 14 | 23 |
| 1948 | 16 | 21 | 29 |
| 1947 | 176 | 165 | 311 |
| 1946 | 84 | 87 | 144 |
| 1945 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 1944 | 183 | 167 | 321 |
| 1943 and earlier | 98 | 93 | 165 |
| TOTAL: | 613 | 840 | 1,301 |