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 Tottenham]
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ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Table I.—Medical Inspections of Children attending Primary and Secondary Schools—Year ended 31st December, 1946.
(1) No. of routine Inspections aocording to age groups:— | |
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Entrants | 2,342 |
Second Age Group | 1,979 |
Third Age Group | 1,264 |
Total | 5,585 |
(2) No. of other Routine Inspections (leavers) | 817 |
Grand Total | 6,402 |
B.—Other Inspections. | |
No. of "Specials" and Re-Inspections 26,039. |
Table II.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year under review in the routine age groups .
Inspections. | A. (Excellent). | B. (Normal). | C. (Slightly Sub-Normal). | D. (Bad). | ||||
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No. | % | No. | No. | % | No. | % | ||
5,585 | 307 | 5.5 | 4,918 | 88.0 | 351 | 6.3 | 9 | 0.2 |
Table III.
Under the Authority's Scheme. | |
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Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 1,096 |
Other defects or diseases of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 23 |
Total | 1,119 |
No. of Children for whom spectacles were: | Under the Authority's Scheme. |
796 | |
791 |