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Hornsey 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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(B) CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS. (See Administrative Memorandum No. 124, dated 31st December, 1934.)
| AGE GROUPS | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | c (Slightly sub-normal | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No | % | ||
| Entrants | 856 | 258 | 30% | 571 | 67% | 27 | 3% | — | |
| Second Age-group | 1,313 | 465 | 35% | 788 | 60% | 60 | 6% | — | |
| Third Age-Group | 426 | 206 | 48% | 208 | 49% | 12 | 3% | — | |
| Other Routine Inspections | o co | 342 | 59% | 226 | 39% | 12 | 2% | — | |
| TOTAL | 3,175 | 1,271 | 40% | 1.793 | 56% | 111 | 3% | — | |
TABLE III.
BLIND CHILDREN.
A blind child is defined by Section 69 of the Education Act, 1921, as
one who is " too blind to be able to read the ordinary school books used
by children." This definition covers some children who are totally, or
almost totally, blind and can only be appropriately taught in a school
for blind children, and others who have partial sight and can be appropriately
taught in a school for partially sighted children. Only the first
class should be included in this section
At Certified At At At
Schools for the Public other no School or Total.
Blind Elementary Schools. Institutions. Institution.
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PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
Enter in this section only children who, though they cannot read
ordinary school books, or cannot read them without injury to their eyesight,
have such power of vision that they can appropriately be taught in
a school for the partially sighted.
Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary
school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision
should not be included in this Table.
At Certified At Certified At At At
Schools for the Schools for Public other no School Total
for the Blind. the Partially Elementary. or
Sighted. School.. Institutions. Institution.
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