[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![48 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER Medical Inspection of School Children 'rh(‘ systtMii of nu'dical inspect ion roinains tlu* sanu‘ as in prex ions years. 44ns pi'ovides tor t liree rontiiu' examinations on cait ry to school, in tlie last year at })riinary school and in the last y'car hefoix' leaving- s(*hooh (’hildren who wcaa* absent at the tinu' of the examination were ^'i\en another aj)j)ointment to attend soon aftc'r they ixdnriH'd to s(‘hool. A nmnher of authorities ha\'(‘ in recent years rc'phua'd t lu* routine inspections of jnnior school children hy s('leeti\'(‘ examinations. It was not possil)le to make this ehan^^’t' dnrin^r the y(*ar hnt as there* is no doubt that the seleetix'e pi'oec'dnre is the* l)(*tt{‘r nu'thod it is hoped that arranifements can l)e made to introdnee it soon. Periodic Medical Examination 44u' followino’ table* she)ws the nnnd)e*i’ of e*hilelre‘n examiiu'el by years e)f birth anel the* nnnd)e*r eif ineli\ ielnal pupils fonnel te) re'epiire* tr(*atnu*nt (exe*lneiin^' Dental l)is(*ase*s and Intestation with \4*rmin). . l iir (r roups Itispecled (lip pciir of Hirlh) of l’uf>il.s 1 ii.specletl l‘li!/.si( <il ( ru/iiis 0 ml it ion ’ u.spcrted of I'll pits found to rei/uire Iri’iituicul {e.rrludiuii Druhd 1 >i.sfii.st'.s and lufe.stalioii nil It 1’mil in) 1 1 Suli.sftKiorii 1 ■sidi.sf D- (ictnrtf For 1 hfritivr 1' i.s ill II {r.rrl iidi ru! Sqiiiid) Fitr (in If nther ( 'ontlifinns 'I'otdl hi- dividiiid Pupils \(l . 0 of ('ol. -2 \o. ‘•0 of (’ol. 2 (1) (2) (d) ( H (.5) (9) (T) (S) (!>) IDoS and late*r 1 IS 1 IS 100.0 t ] 9.57 •249 *24*2 9S.4 4 1 .9 1^ 19 *20 1 9.3() :{S;5 :5S*2 99.2 .*5 O.S *21 tl 9*2 1 a.'),) 1 :e2 1:5*2 100.0 1- 17 *21 1 9.54 17 17 100.0 — —- 1 9.5:5 l(i 19 100.0 1 1 1 9.52 409 KM- 9S.S 1.2 1-9 *27 7:5 1 9;51 9*2:5 91 1- 9S.9 9 1. 1- 1..5 :5:5 i I 19.50 *2*2*2 *2*20 99.1 0.9 .‘59 *20 .59 194.9 *20 19 9.5.0 1 .5.0 1 94H 1947 and 1*2 1*2 100.0 1 1 e‘arlie*r 1 1*21 1 lOS 9S.S 1:5 1.2 SS .59 1 n 'I'eetals :5:5*21 :5*2S4 9S.9 .*57 1.1 *249 *2 1.5 t-D? 44h* total nnmi)er e)f e*hilelren examineel was 8.821 e-ompareal with 2,()81) in 1!)()1. ()1 these* 87 we*re e'onside'reel to he e)f un- satisfae*tory ^’en(*ral e*e)nelitie)n. 44k‘S{* pnpi.s w(*re ke‘pt nnele*!* strie*t e)hservation and e'\ ery a))})re)})riate form of se)e*ial anel me*elieal e-are was maele available.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171271_0047.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
