[Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council.

  • Westmorland (England). County Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    B—CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS Number of Pupils (Good) % (Fair) % (Poor) % Age Groups. Inspected. No. of col. 2. No. of col. 2. No. of col. 2. Entrants 1430 624 43.6 752 52.6 54 3.8 Second Age Group 812 412 50.7 374 46.1 26 3.2 Third Age Group Other Periodic 702 426 60.7 270 38.5 6 0.8 Inspections . 196 95 48.5 88 44.9 13 6.6 Total ... 3140 1557 49.6 1484 47.3 99 3.1 TABLE III—INFESTATION WITH VERMIN. (i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons ... ... 24797 (ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested ... 468 (iii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 [2], Education Act, 1944) ... ... ... ... ... Nil. (iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 [3], Education Act, 1944) Nil. TABLE IV TREATMENT TABLES GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V). Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during Skin— the year. Ringworm—Scalp— (i) X-Ray treatment 11 (ii) Other treatment 5 Ringworm—Body 3 Scabies 4 Impetigo 10 Other skin diseases 19