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Acton 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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VISITS PAID BY SCHOOL NURSES.
Acton Wells 58
Beaumont Park 35
Berrymede 45
Derwentwater 65
Central 3
John Perryn 52
Priory 37
Rothschild 67
Roman Catholic 8
Southfield 75
West Acton 37
Special 6
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
TABLE I.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of inspections in the prescribed groups—
Entrants
735
Second Age Group
351
Third Age Group
616
Total
1,702
Number of other routine inspections
—
Grand Total
1,702
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections
1,242
TABLE II.
Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year
in the Routine Age Groups.
A.
B.
c.
D.
Age Groups.
Number of
Children
Inspected.
(Excellent)
(Normal)
(Slightly
subnormal)
(Bad)
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Entrants
735
294
40.
394
53.6
47
6.4
—
—
Second Age Group
351
117
33.3
199
56.7
35
10.0
—
—
Leavers
616
159
25.82
395
64.11
60
9.74
2
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