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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
Wimbledon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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C.—CHILDREN POUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical
Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Defects of
Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
similarly a child suffering from two detects other than defective vision appears once only in Column 3 and once in Column 4.
| Group. | For defective vision(exclud-ing Squint) | For all other conditions recorded in Table II A. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| entrants | 1 | 83 | 84 |
| Second Age Group | 25 | 55 | 72 |
| Third Age Group | 20 | 34 | 51 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 46 | 172 | 207 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Grand Total | 57 | 191 | 237 |