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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 1959

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

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Table: APPENDIX ASTATISTICS RELATING TO THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE Comparison with recent years

APPENDIX A

STATISTICS RELATING TO THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE Comparison with recent years

School Population:1956195719581959
29,45328,81528,37927,843
Medical Examinations and TreatmentNumber of cases dealt with
1956195719581959
Periodic Medical Inspections7,5938,7149.6028,784
Special Inspections and Re-inspections12,7609,6219,08715,328
Uncleanliness Inspections by School Nurses66,78765,81358,71958,685
Percentage of Children Found Unclean1.551.471.460.82
Minor Ailments Treated at the School Clinics2,5422,3062,2522,043
Attendances at Minor Ailments Clinics15,63814,27215,67014,747
Tonsil and adenoid operations known to have been performed31122512582
Orthopaedic defects known to have been treated at hospital orthopaedic clinics1157913282
Orthopaedic defects treated at the Council's physiotherapy clinics1267551136
Cases Treated at the Light Clinics21888163131
Children examined for Employment6611112181
Children examined for Entertainments169165
Children admitted to Convalescent Homes106116122152
Children Pound in Need of Speech Therapy50768986
Children referred for Child Guidance Treatment15361216190
Dental Treatment
Children Treated4,0504,1456,0323,865
Number of fillings Permanent teeth5,2316,4775,6254,784
Temporary teeth2,0522,2831,9671,548
Number of extractions Permanent teeth1,2631,4911,7671,416
Temporary teeth4,0774,3734,8154,691