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Wood Green 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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APPENDIX.
MEDICAL STATISTICAL TABLES, 1942.

Table: TABLE I.MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

TABLE I.

MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
(1) Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups—
Entrants749
Second Age Group555
Third Age Group401
Total1,705
(2) Number of other Routine Inspections350
Grand Total2,055
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-inspections1,706

Table: TABLE II.CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

TABLE II.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

Number of Children InspectedA (Excellent)B (Normal)C Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
No.%No.%No.%No.%
1,70549028.731,00759.0620411.964.23

Table: TABLE III.GROUP I.—TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).

TABLE III.

GROUP I.—TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).

Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme798