[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough.

  • Slough Borough Council
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The grand total compares with:- 6,463 in 1963 5, 159 in 1962 7, 019 in 1961 4, 046 in 1960 4,489 in 1959 TABLE NO. 2 PUPILS REQUIRING TREATMENT AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin) i4ge Groups Inspected (by Year of Birth) Treatment Required For Defeetive Vi s i on (excluding Squint) For any other condition as recorded in Table No. 3 Total Individual Pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) 1960 & later 2 49 51 1959 23 182 195 1958 11 136 144 1957 14 89 101 1956 15 71 81 1955 8 39 46 1954 25 24 47 1953 125 100 219 1952 36 70 106 1951 6 22 28 1950 29 36 59 1949 & earlier 233 175 405 TOTALS 527 993 1,520 INFESTATION WITH VERMIN Notes: All cases of infestation, however slight are included in this table. The numbers recorded at (b) relate to individual pupils, and not to instances of infestation. (a) Tota] number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by school nurses or other authorised persons . 22,829 (b) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested . 121 Of the 121 children found to be infested 48 have been noted for the first time. Infestations are treated and cleared by parental co-operation in conjunction with home visits by Health Visitors, and notices only issued where absolutely necessary - two cleansing notices were issued in accordance with Section 54 (2) of the Education Act, 1944