[Report 1961] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich.

  • West Bromwich (England). Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Presence of Parents at Periodic Medical Inspection Age Group Inspected Number of pupi Is inspected Number with parent present Percentage with parent present Entrants 1,295 1,244 96.0 Senior Leavers 1,720 910 52.9 Other Periodic Inspections 1,522 1,338 87.9 TOTALS 4,537 3,492 76.9 There is a slight fall in the percentage of children examined with parents present from 82.4% in 1960 to 76.9%. The main difficulty, as always, is with the senior leavers, and yet this medical examination is particularly important because for many it is the last time that the individual will be medically examined comprehensively as a routine health check and in the absence of specific ill-health. Special Inspections The following table shows the number of defects found at the special inspection of 382 children. This refers to children examined at the request of head teachers, parents, school nurses and education welfare officers, and therefore is a selected group. The average number of defects requiring treatment per 100 children in this group was 57.