[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Harlow U.D.C.

  • Harlow (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Harlow U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *Medical Examination of Staff Number ol medical questionnaires submitted . . . 480 Number of entrants appointed without medical examination 167 Number ot entrants medically examined . . . 232 *Other medical examinations Employees of other local authorities ... ... 9 Others (including teachers and entrants to training colleges) 83 Number of X-ray examinations 231 2. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE - EDUCATION ACT, 1944 School Medical examinations Routine examinations ... ... ... 3,230 Special and re-examinations ... ... ... 2,819 Defects requiring observation ... ... 3,617 Defects requiring treatment ... ... ... 572 Audiometry Referred for test ... ... ... ... 180 Tested for first time ... ... ... 180 Re-tested ... ... ... ... 21 No defect found ... ... ... ... 140 Placed under observation ... ... ... 5 Treatment required ... ... ... 54 Awaiting result of test ... ... ... 2 (2,921) (3,247) (1,203) (187) (122) (122) (30) (72) (22) (47) (11) Speech Therapy New cases referred ... ... ... 35 Cases treated for first time ... ... ... 35 *Cases under treatment at the end of the year Infants ... ... ... 19 Juniors ... ... ... 14 Seniors ... ... ... 12 The Mead School ... ... ... 18 Under 5 years ... ... ... 3 *Pupils who completed or discontinued treatment during the year Infants ... ... ... 15 Juniors ... ... ... 5 The Mead School ... ... ... 4 Under 5 years ... ... ... 5 (32) (29) * As the method of presenting these statistics has been changed, comparative figures for 1967 are not given