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Redbridge 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 16
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1968
Part I — Medical Inspection of pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary
Schools (including Nursery and Special Schools)
TABLE A. - PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
| Age groups Inspected (By year of birth) | No. of pupils who have received a full medical examination | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory No. | Unsatisfactory No. | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any other condition recorded at Part II | Total individual pupils | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 1963 | 746 | 732 | 14 | 17 | 85 | 101 |
| 1962 | 1,010 | 1,003 | 7 | 25 | 97 | 116 |
| 1961 | 382 | 381 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 42 |
| 1960 | 122 | 121 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 |
| 1959 | 92 | 92 | - | 3 | 18 | 19 |
| 1958 | 74 | 74 | - | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 1957 | 135 | 135 | - | 8 | 21 | 28 |
| 1956 | 1,421 | 1,419 | 2 | 80 | 121 | 193 |
| 1955 | 1,071 | 1,068 | 3 | 49 | 84 | 132 |
| 1954 | 296 | 296 | - | 15 | 26 | 39 |
| 1953 and earlier | 2,392 | 2,390 | 2 | 175 | 117 | 280 |
| TOTALS | 7,741 | 7,711 | 30 | 397 | 633 | 992 |
Col. (3) total as a
percentage of Col. (2) 99.61%
total
Col. (4) total as a
percentage of Col. (2). 39%
total