[Report 1954] / School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council.

  • Westmorland (England). County Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / 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 A (good) B (fair) C (poor) Age Groups of Pupils % of % of % of Inspected No. col. 2 No. col. 2 No. col. 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Entrants 922 656 70.2 261 28.3 5 0.5 2nd Age Group 979 692 70.7 285 29.1 2 0.2 3rd Age Group 649 474 73.0 175 27.0 — •— Other periodic inspections 219 149 68.1 68 31.0 2 0.9 Total 2769 1971 71.2 789 28.5 9 0.3 TABLE III INFESTATION WITH VERMIN. (i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons ... 27,362 (ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested 120 (iii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 [2], Education Act, 1944) ... ... ... 8 (iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 [3], Education Act, 1944) ... ... ... 2 TABLE IV GROUP 1.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III). Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year (a) By the Authority. (b) Otherwise. Ringworm—(a) Scalp ... — (b) Body ... 7 Scabies ... ... 4 Impetigo ... ... 15 Other skin diseases ... 19 Total 45