asked the Minister for Health if he will state (1) the total number of children examined under the school medical service provisions of the Health Acts in 1959, (2) the total number of children eligible for such services in (a) Dublin City and (b) Dublin County and (3) the percentage of schools of the total eligible in which medical inspection was carried out during 1959 in (a) Dublin City and (b) Dublin County.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - School Medical Service: Dublin Examinations.
2.
The following is the information requested:—
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(1) Total number of children examined in the State |
160,616 |
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(2) Total number of children eligible— |
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Dublin City |
89,775 |
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Dublin County |
20,182 |
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(3) Number of schools in which health examinations were carried out expressed as percentage of total number of schools— |
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Dublin City |
80% |
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Dublin County |
37% |
Do all these figures refer to 1959?
Yes.