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Barking 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The percentages are as follows:—
Nose and Throat 45 per cent.
Teeth 26 ,, ,,
Defective Eyesight 78 ,, ,,
Squint 60 ,, ,,
Ear disease 77 ,, ,,
Other defects 80 ,, ,,
Taking eyesight as a standard the figures for previous years are:—
| Reported. | Treated. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 48 | 10 | 20.8 |
| 1910 | 96 | 46 | 47.9 |
| 1911 | 61 | 30 | 49.0 |
| 1912 | 111 | 85 | 77.0 |
It is a point of some satisfaction to note that the parents
treat the intimations received from the School as to the condition
of their children with more respect than they seem to
have given in the initial years.
The accompanying table gives in detail the nature of the
ailments dealt with at the School Clinic amongst children
between the ages of five and fourteen years. Some of the items
are of interest as they give a better idea of the total amount of
defect amongst our school population than is discoverable even
at the routine inspection:—