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Tottenham 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Table: Table I.—Medical Inspections of Children attending Public Elementary Schools—Year ended 31st December, 1943.

Table I.—Medical Inspections of Children attending Public Elementary Schools—Year ended 31st December, 1943.

A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
(1)No. of Inspections in the prescribed Groups
Entrants1,659
Second Age Group1,196
Third Age Group1,424
Total4,279
(2)No. of other Routine Inspections337
Grand Total4,616

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B.—Other Inspections.
No. of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 22,422.

Table: Table II.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine Ag E groups.

Table II.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine Ag E groups.

No. of Children Inspected.A. (Excellent).B. (Normal).C. (Slightly Sub-Normal).D. (Bad).
No.%No.%No.%No.%
4,6164038.7370280.249210.7194

Table: Table III.

Table III.

Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness.)
Total number of defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme5,634
Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
Under the Authority's Scheme.
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)563
Other defects or diseases of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)5
Total568
Under the Authority' s Scheme.
No. of Children for whom spectacles were:
(a) Prescribed544
(b) Obtained543