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Hornsey 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION:
Medical Inspection and Treatment Returns Year ended 31st December, 1945.
BOROUGH OF HORNSEY

Table: TABLE IMedical Inspections of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.

TABLE I

Medical Inspections of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.

1. Number of Inspections.Entrants2nd ago Group3rd age GroupTotal
Primary1,1171,3453742,834
Secondary - 1st January - 31st March2914142212
1st April - 51st December20515372430
2. Number of Other Routine Inspections (in Primary Schools)13
Grand Total3,489
B. Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-inspections1,888

Table: TABLE IIClassification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups (Primary Schools only)

TABLE II

Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups (Primary Schools only)

Number of Pupils InspectedABCD
(Excellent)(Normal)(Slightly subnormal)(Bad)
2,8471,4331,39420Nil
(50.3%)(48.9%)(0.7%)

Table: TABLE III

TABLE III

Group 1. Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness).
Total number treated9,531
Group 2. Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
Errors of Refraction447
Other defects14
461