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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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APPENDIX A (cont..)
| Medical Examinations and Treatment | Number of cases dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
| Administration of general anaesthetics | 2,254 | 2,178 | 2,550 | 2,453 |
| Other Operations Permanent teeth | 4,359 | 5,647 | 5,538 | 4,549 |
| „ Temporary teeth | 768 | 750 | 726 | 625 |
| Number of Orthopaedic cases treated | 330 | 470 | 535 | 504 |
APPENDIX B
STATISTICS RELATING TO THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF NURSERY, SPECIAL, PRIMARY SECONDARY
AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL PUPILS, 1959.
PART 1
Table A. Periodic Medical Inspection
| Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) (1) | No. of Pupils Inspected (2) | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||||
| No. (3) | % of Col.2 (4) | No. (5) | % of Col.2 (6) | ||
| 1955 and later | 575 | 574 | 99.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1954 | 543 | 542 | 99.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1953 (Entrant Exam.) | 1,322 | 1,322 | 100. | - | - |
| 1952 | 199 | 188 | 99.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 1951 | 89 | 89 | 100. | - | - |
| 1950 | 64 | 64 | 100. | - | - |
| 1949 | 68 | 68 | 100. | - | - |
| 1948 (Intermediate Exam.) | 1.750 | 1,747 | 99.8 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1947 | 1,015 | 1,014 | 99.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1946 | 80 | 80 | 100. | - | - |
| 1945 (Leaver Exam.) | 1,838 | 1,838 | 100. | - | - |
| 1944 and earlier | 1,241 | 1,241 | 100. | - | - |
| TOTAL | 8,784 | 8,777 | 99.8 | 7 | 0.1 |