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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
Tottenham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
TABLE I. . No. of children inspected 1st January
to 31st December, 1939
A. . ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION
A. ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
| No. of Inspections in the prescribed groups:. | |
| Entrants | 946 |
| Second Age Group | 1,489 |
| Third Age Group | 701 |
| Total | 3,316 |
| No, of other routine inspections | 4 228 |
| Grand Total | 3,364 |
B. . OTHER INSPECTIONS
No. of Special inspections & Re.inspections 15,782
TABLE II. Classification of. the, Nutrition of Children during the year in the routine age groups
| Age Groups | Number of Children Inspected | A | B | C | D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Excellent) | (Normal) | (Slightly Sub.normal) | (Bad) | ||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 946 | 145 | 15.3 | 667 | 70.5 | 119 | 32.6 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Second Age Group | 1489 | 281 | 18.9 | 1002 | 67.3 | 183 | 12.3 | 23 | 1.5 |
| Third Age Group | 701 | 166 | 23.7 | 483 | 68.9 | 50 | 7.1 | 2 | .3 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 228 | 41 | 18.0 | 178 | 78.1 | 9 | 3.9 | - | - |
| Total | 3364 | 633 | 18.8 | 2320 | 69.3 | 361 | 3D .7 | 40 | 1.2 |
TABLE III. RETURN OP EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
IN THE "(BLIND & DEAF)
There are no children in these categories who are not
receiving education suitable for their special needs.