Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table II.
Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during th e Year in the Routine Age Groups.
Age Groups | No. of Children Inspected | A. (Excellent) | B. (Normal) | C. (Slightly Subnormal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Entrants | 1,686 | 30 | 1.8 | 1,452 | 86.1 | 204 | 12.1 | — | — |
Second Age-Group | 720 | 21 | 3.0 | 684 | 81.3 | 113 | 15.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
Third Age-Group | 1,211 | 94 | 7.8 | 991 | 81.8 | 126 | 10.4 | — | — |
Total | 3,617 | 145 | 4.0 | 3.027 | 83.9 | 443 | 12.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
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 Scheme 3,289
Defect or Disease (1) | No. of Defects dealt with | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme (2) | Otherwise (3) | Total (4) | |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 916 | 14 | 930 |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 24 | 2 | 26 |
Total | 940 | 16 | 956 |
No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— | |||
595 | 16 | 611 | |
(J) Obtained | 595 | 16 | 611 |
All spectacles prescribed were obtained during the year, or in January,
1946.
Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total Number treated. |
---|---|---|
302 | 90 | 392 |
Table IV.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:—