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Hornsey 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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37
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT RETURNS.*
Year ended 31st December. 1943.
TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
| A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. | |
| (1) No. of Inspections:—Entrants, 1,084; Second Age Group, 980; Third Age Group, 174 Total | 2,238 |
| (2) No. of other Routine Inspections | 19 |
| Grand Total | 2,257 |
| B —OTHER INSPECTIONS. No. of Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 2,545 |
TABLE II.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
| Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly sub normal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2,257 | 1,100 | 48 | 1,150 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The Authority are asked to refer to the Form for 1940 for notes in connection
with these Tables.