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Redbridge 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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appendix 17
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1969
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) |
| 1965 and later | 169 | 169 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1964 | 1,360 | 1,360 | - | 23 | 123 | 145 |
| 1963 | 2,190 | 2,134 | 6 | 36 | 184 | 217 |
| 1962 | 829 | 827 | 2 | 13 | 76 | 88 |
| 1961 | 139 | 139 | - | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 1960 | 128 | 127 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 |
| 1959 | 108 | 106 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 1958 | 224 | 223 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 |
| 1957 | 1,414 | 1,413 | 1 | 42 | 121 | 156 |
| 1956 | 770 | 766 | 4 | 30 | 52 | 82 |
| 1955 | 143 | 141 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 1954 and earlier | 2,690 | 2,686 | 4 | 138 | 163 | 294 |
| TOTALS | 10,164 | 10,141 | 23 | 319 | 792 | 1,089 |
Col. (3) total as a percentage
of Col. (2) total - 99.77%
Col. (4) total as a percentage
of Col. (2) total - .23%