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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
Hackney 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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64
The Future
The question of extending the selective examination of 7 year old school
children to schools not at present included in the scheme is being considered.
The planned establishment of new special day schools in the borough (for
the partially sighted, the educationally subnormal and possibly for the maladjusted
pupil) opens up the prospect of further increasing the scope and interest
of school health work for those engaged in it locally.''
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS (EXCLUDING DENTAL AND HEALTH SURVEYS)
| hackney | I.L.E.A. | |
|---|---|---|
| School Roll - 20.1.66. | 34, 277 | 409,664 |
| Routine Inspections | ||
| Number inspected | 12,811 | 156,936 |
| Number found not to warrant examination | 140 | 1,901 |
| (7 plus 'specials scheme') | ||
| Percentage of No. inspected of:- | ||
| Parent present | 49.5 | 51.8 |
| Care Committee present | 58.0 | 81.9 |
| No. vaccinated against smallpox | 74. 3 | 74.6 |
| No. immunised against diphtheria | 82.4 | 86.6 |
| 'No. immunised against whooping cough | 67. 5 | 74. 1 |
| No. vaccinated against poliomyelitis | 81. 2 | 82.8 |
| Physical condition unsatisfactory | 0. 1 | 0. 4 |
| Referred for treatment of defects | 13.8 | 13. 3 |
| Referred for treatment of defects other than vision | 6.9 | 6. 3 |
| Non-Routine Inspections | ||
| (i) Specials | 3. 640 | 50,705 |
| (ii) Re-inspections.. | 3, 472 | 69,520 |
| Total (i) and (ii) | 7, 112 | 120, 225 |
| No. of routine inspections as %age of school roll | 37.4 | 38. 3 |
| No. of non-routine inspections as %age of school roll | 20.7 | 29. 3 |
ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS - DEFECTS
Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected
| Hackney | I.L.E.A. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. inspected | 12.811 | 156,936 | |
| Defects | * | ||
| Skin | T | 7. 03 | 5.83 |
| 0 | 6. 09 | 6.53 | |
| Eyes - (a) Vision | T | 73. 37 | 75.69 |
| 0 | 48.08 | 54.70 | |
| (b) Squint | T | 6.09 | 6.63 |
| 0 | 3.04 | 4.52 | |
| (c) Other | T | 1.64 | 2.16 |
| 0 | 1.17 | 2.17 | |
*T = Treatment 0 = Observation
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