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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Twenty-three children were examined under the Mental Deficiency
Act (1913) during 1939. These were scheduled as follows:Dull
and backward but capable of instruction in an
elementary school 3
Mentally defective but capable of instruction in a
special school 9
Imbecile 2
Not scheduled 9
EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF
SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The number of children examined in the course of Routine
Medical Inspection at the secondary schools was as follows:—
Junior Technical School 51
Grammar School 71
County School 204
The classification of the nutrition of these children was as follows:—
| School. | Classification. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A” | " B ” | "C” | "D” | |||
| Junior Technical | 4 | 40 | 7 | — | ||
| Grammar | 4 | 56 | 11 | — | ||
| County | 15 | 150 | 37 | 2 | ||
The following defects were found:—
| Jnr. Technical. | Grammar. | County. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Caries | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Defective Vision | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | — | — | 1 |
| Other Nose & Throat Conditions | - | 1 | - |
| Skin Diseases | — | — | 1 |
| Conjunctivitis | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases and defects | — | 1 | 7 |
Three hundred and twenty-one children were treated at the
Dental Clinic and 81 at the Ophthalmic Clinic during 1939.