[Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough.

  • Wigan (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION The periodic medical inspection of three age groups continued through¬ out the year. The figures are now presented by year of birth in accordance with the new requirements of the Ministry of Education. The number of children inspected and found to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) were as follows :— Year of Birth Number Inspected Found to require treatment Percentage 1954 and later . 84 10 11.9 1953 . . 620 95 15.32 1952 400 55 13.75 1951 . 57 21 36.84 1950 . 17 3 17.64 1949 . 2 1 50.0 1948 . 550 116 21.09 1947 808 135 16.70 1946 191 26 13.61 1945 384 78 20.31 1944 636 110 17.29 1943 and earlier 319 46 14.42 TOTAL 4068 696 17.10 The general condition of the children is satisfactory. The better standard of living, with the provision of milk and meals in schools, continues to be a very important factor here. A small number of children have been recommended to have free meals when their general physical condition seemed to warrant this and family financies are inadequate to support the modest charge. The condition of the pupils has been assessed in two broad categories— Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. It will be seen from Table II (page 26) that in all age groups the percentage in the two categories is as follows :— Satisfactory : 99.90 per cent. Unsatisfactory : 0.10 per cent.