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Acton 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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43
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.

Table: TABLE I.A.—Routine Medical Inspections.

TABLE I.

A.—Routine Medical Inspections.

Number of inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
Entrants716
Second Age Group261
Third Age Group437
Total1,414
Number of other routine inspectionsnil
Grand Total1,414
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections951

Table: TABLE IIClassification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.

TABLE II

Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.

Age Groups.A.B.c.D.
Number of Children Inspected.(Excellent)(Normal)(Slightly subnormal)(Bad)
No.%No,%No.%No.%
Entrants71629140.628740.113018.281.1
Second Age Group26113049.810038.33111.9——
Leavers43717139.123253.1347.8——

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 Scheme787
Group II—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
Errors of Refraction, including Squint. (Under the Authority's Scheme)278
Other defects of disease of the eyes, excluding those recorded in group I.2
280