[Report 1970] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V. STATISTICAL TABLES AND GENERAL INFORMATION MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL) SCHOOLS PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS Age Groups inspected (By year of Birth) Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) Satisfactory Unsatisfactory No. of pupils inspected No. % of Col. 2 No. % of Col. 2 For defective vision (excluding squint) For any other condition Total individual pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1966 and later 484 484 0 15 52 64 1965 3,509 3.505 4 104 456 527 1964 2,888 2,885 3 85 360 411 1963 731 730 1 30 101 122 1962 337 337 0 16 39 73 1961 285 285 0 22 28 46 1960 2,465 2,464 1 136 191 297 1959 2,585 2,584 1 142 236 354 1958 905 903 2 44 94 125 1957 198 198 0 18 17 32 1956 309 309 0 15 19 30 1955 and earlier 560 557 3 60 52 106 TOTALS _ j 15,256 15,241 15 687 1,645 2,187 _ OTHER INSPECTIONS Number of Special Inspections . 1,934 Number of Re-inspections . 6,149 TOTAL. 8,083 INFESTATION WITH VERMIN (a) Total number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by school nurses or other authorised persons . 37,233 (b) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested . 330 (c) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) 0 (d) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944) 0