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Acton 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
TABLE 1.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups :— | |
|---|---|
| Entrants | 1070 |
| Second Age Group | 607 |
| Third Age Group | 466 |
| Total | 2143 |
| Number of other routine Inspections | — |
| Grand Total | 2143 |
B.—Other Inspections,
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 577
TABLE II.
Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Number of Children | A. (Excellent) | B. . (Normal) | C. (Slightly subnormal) | D. (Bad) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-groups. | Inspected. | No. | 0/ 7o | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| Entrants | 1070 | 320 | 29.95 | 600 | 56.6 | 137 | 12.8 | 7 | .65 |
| Second age-group | 607 | 166 | 27.34 | 394 | 64.9 | 46 | 7.6 | 1 | .16 |
| Leavers | 466 | 126 | 37.04 | 306 | 65.66 | 34 | 7.3 | — | — |
TABLE III.
| Group I—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness). | |
| Total number of T)efects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme | 743 |
| Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. | |
| Errors of Refraction, including Squint. (Under the Authority's Scheme ) | 205 |
| Other defects of disease of the eyes, excluding those recorded in Group 1. | nil |
| Total | 205 |