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Barking 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
- Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 138
- Tables
- 102
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2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
Live Births :— Total. Males. Females. Birth Rate. -
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Death Rate 8.2. Percentage of total deaths occurring in public in institutions, 51.7.
Deaths from puerperal causes :— Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. -
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Number of deaths of infants under one year of age :—
Males. Females. Total. Death Rate. Total Infantile Death Rate. -
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(b) Age Mortality. —The deaths in various age groups, according to the figures obtained locally, were as follows :—
Age Group. No. of Deaths. -
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(c) Causes of death in 1934.—The table on the next page shows the principal causes of death at various ages. Those diseases, etc., causing most deaths or important from a Public Health aspect were as follows :—
Disease. No. of Deaths. Percentage of total net deaths registered. -
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(d) Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. —These diseases caused 7.8 per cent. of the total deaths, such deaths being caused in the following proportions :—
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(e) Inquests. —Coroner's inquests were held on 46 deaths. (f) Causes of and ages of death during the year 1934. (Net Deaths).
Causes of Death. Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the district. Registrar-General's Figures. Under one year. 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Total -
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(g) Infant Mortality during the year 1934. The following table gives the actual causes of death of children dying under one year of age. Causes of deaths under 1 year of age, year 1934:—
0-1 month. 1-3 months. 3-6 months. 6-9 months. 9-12 months. Total under 1 year. -
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(h) Neo-Natal Mortality during the year 1934. Causes of Neo-Natal deaths :—
Under 1 week. 1—2 weeks. 2—3 weeks. 3—4 weeks. Total. -
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The following table shows the comparative figures of infant mortality and neo-natal mortality for the past eight years Infantile and Neo-Natal Mortality and Rates for the years 1927-1934 :—
Year. Infantile Mortality Infantile Mortality Rate Neo-natal Mortality Neo-natal Mortality Rate -
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Copy of comparative statement of local unemployed by industries, as at December, 1933 and December, 1934 :—
Men. Dec., 1933 Dec., 1934 Women. Dec., 1933 Dee., 1934 -
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1. GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) Laboratory Facilities. —The necessary laboratory work of the district is carried out by arrangement with the Essex County Council at the Counties' Public Health Laboratories, situated in Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.4. Particulars of the number of specimens submitted for examination are supplied by the following table:—
Specimen. Number examined. -
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CLINIC AND TREATMENT CENTRES
Name and Situation When Held Nature of Accommodation By Whom Provided -
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TABLE 1. HOSPITAL SERVICES, public or voluntary, within or without the District, which are used by the inhabitants of the Borough of Barking.
Name of Hospital. Situation. Purpose. Total number of beds available. Management. Men Women Children -
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TABLE II. HOSPITAL SERVICES, showing the number of beds for each purpose, and other facilities available.
Name of Hospital. Accident Chest (non-tub.) & Heart Children Chronic Sick Dental Dermatological Ear, Nose & Throat General Medical General Surgical Genito-urinary | Gynaecological Infectious Diseases Isolation & Observation Maternity Mental Neurological Ophthalmic Orthopaedic Radium Septic Small-pox Tuberculosis Venereal Diseases Other facilities available Arrangements for pathological work -
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+ In the case oj Hospitals under the control of the Borough of Barking :—
Upney (Maternity) Barking (Isolation) Hosbital HospitaL -
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The following table shows the work carried out at these clinics during the year :—
Central Clinic. Alexandra Clinic. Shaftesbury Clinic. No. of Sessions. First Attendances. Re-Attendances. Total Attendances. No. of Sessions. First Attendances. Re-Attendances. Total Attendances. No. of Sessions. First Attendances. Re-Attendances. Total Attendances. -
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(c) Midwifery.- —The number of midwives who are engaged in practice in the Borough is as follows :—
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The following table gives you similar information for the last eleven years :— Maternal Mortality—Statistics.
Year. Barking. England and Wales Rate per 1,000 births. Deaths from Rate per 1,000 births. Puerperal Sepsis. Other Puerperal Causes. -
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The following table shows the number of mothers and children who have been treated :—
No. treated. -
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The following table shows the work which has been carried out at your Minor Ailments Clinics :—
Central Clinic. Shaftesbury Clinic. -
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(t) Infant Welfare Clinics. —The following table shows the work carried out at your various Infant Welfare Clinics during the year :—
Central. Great-fields. Alexandra. Shaftesbury. Totals. -
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(u) Home Visiting. —The home visits carried out by your Health Visitors are shown in detail in the following table :—
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(v) Provision of Fresh Milk. —Particulars of the amounts of wet milk supplied free and at reduced rates to necessitous mothers and children are given in the following table :—
No. of pints supplied at reduced price. No. of pints supplied free. Total. Total cost of milk supplied. Council's liability in respect of fresh milk supplied. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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(w) Provision of Dried Milk, etc. —Particulars of the amounts of dried milks, etc., supplied free and at reduced rates are as follows :—
Cost Price, (pkts.) Reduced, (pkts.) Free, (pkts.) Total, (pkts.) -
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The following tables, which are prepared on lines similar to those previously used, show the work which has been carried out at the Orthopaedic Clinic amongst children under school age.
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The cases dealt with for the first time during 1934 were referred for the following conditions, some children having more than one defect:—
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During the year, five children under school age were admitted to hospital and the following operations were carried out in these cases :—
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PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING 1934.
No. of visits by Orthopaedic Surgeon No. of visits by Masseuse ATTENDANCES. Primary Examination Re-examination For Treatment Total School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age -
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TREATMENTS.
Massage Electricity Remedial Exercises Ultra-Violet Therapy Radiant Heat Dressings and Splintage No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments -
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DENTAL CLINIC. Maternity and Under-Age Cases.
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8. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA, (a) Work of Sanitary Inspectors. (1) Inspection of Dwelling-Houses.
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(2) Premises Controlled by Byelaws and Regulations.
Inspections. Contraventions. Notices served. -
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(3) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Inspec tions. Defects. Notices. -
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Continued from previous page...
(4) Miscellaneous. Inspections. Defects. Notices. -
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(b) Summary of Sanitary Work Carried Out.
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(2) Closet Accommodation.
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(c) Notices Served.
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(1) Inspections (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. Intimations. Statutory. -
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(2) Defects Found.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found Remedied Referred to H. M. Ins. -
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(4) Registered Workshops.
Workshops on the Register (sec. 131) at the end of the year. (1) Number. (2) -
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(5) Other Matters.
Class, (1) Number. (2) -
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(6) Outworkers. The following list shows the nature of the homework carried out in this district by 53 outworkers :—
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(5) Offensive Trades. —The number of premises used for this purpose remains the same :—
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The following table shows the comparative ultra-violet light readings for the years 1933 and 1934:—
Month. Daily average for Barking 1933 1934 Units. Units. -
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HOUSES BUILT IN DISTRICT. 1926—1934.
Year. Total. As part of Municipal Housing Scheme. Others (including private enterprise and subsidy houses). -
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The following table sets out the results of the bacteriological examination of various samples, from which it will be seen that, out of a total of 32, three were found to be unsatisfactory :—
Type of Sample. Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. Totals. -
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The following table gives particulars of notifications received, and the animals slaughtered, during the seven years ended December 31st, 1934.
Year 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 -
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Diseased meat was destroyed as under :—
Description. Disease. Weight. -
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The following samples were examined during the year :—
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TABLE II.
Notifiable Disease No. of cases notified at age groups Cases classified according to Wards Under one year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years 5 to 10 years 10 to 15 years 15 to 20 years j 20 to 35 years 35 to 45 years 45 to 65 years Over 65 years Totals Abbey Cambell Eastbury Gascoigne Longbridge Manor Park Parsloes -
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TABLE III. Monthly summary of notifications of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria received during 1934:—
Scarlet F ever. Diphtheria. Total. -
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(a) Admissions. —The following is the table of admissions, etc., in respect of infectious diseases during 1934:—
Disease. In Hospital January, 1st, 1934. Admitted during the year. Died. Discharged. In Hospital Dec. 31st, 1934. -
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The following table shows what has been done under this scheme:—
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The following table shows the occupations of the 74 people who died from cancer during the year 1934:—
male. Female. -
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The following table shows the ages of the persons who died from cancer and the organs affected:—
Organ. Under 1 year. 1-5 years. 5-15 years. 15-25 years. 25—45 years. 45-65 years. Over 65 years. Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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The following table shows that the number of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum during 1934 was 20, compared with 14 in 1933. Seventeen cases were treated at home, and in no case was the vision impaired.
Age Group. Cases. Vision unimpaired. Vision impaired. Total Blindness. Deaths. Notified. Treated. At Home. At Hospital. -
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Particulars of new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in the area during 1934 are given in this Report in the following form :—
New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. -
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The following are particulars of cases notified on Forms I and II during the year:—
Form I. Form II. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. -
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The following summary shows the growth in the school population during the past few years:—
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The following table shows the number of children examined at school at routine and special inspections during 1934, classified according to the schools attended, the number of inspections held in each school, and the number of parents or guardians present:—
School. No. of Inspection Sessions. Numbers Inspected. No. of Parents present (Routine and Special Exams.) Routines and Specials. Re-Exams. -
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The percentage of the children examined in the ordinary elementary schools who were accompanied by their parents or guardians is shown by the following table:—
Year. Percentage of Children Examined who were Accompanied by Parents. Year. Percentage of Children Examined who were Accompanied by Parents. -
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The following table is similar to Table II (B) of the Returns to the Board of Education (given on pages 125 to 138 of this report), except that it shows the percentage of children found to require treatment:—
Group. Number of Children. Percentage of children found to require Treatment. Inspected. Found to require Treatment. -
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(b) Uncleanliness. —The following table shows the results of cleanliness inspections compared with similar figures for 1933
1933 1934 -
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The following table shows the position with regard to notification of Tuberculosis amongst children of school age during 1934:—
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Number of home visits in connection with:—
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 -
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A summary of the work of the Clinics is included in the following tables:— (a) Minor Ailments Clinics.
Central Clinic. Shaftesbury Clinic. -
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(b) All Clinics.
Clinic. No. of first attendances of school children. Total No. of attendances of school children. Minor Ailments:— 1933 1934 1933 1934 -
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(8) INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following table shows briefly the number of children notified and reported suffering from some of the commoner infectious diseases :—
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 -
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The table also shows what arrangements there are for the drying of children's clothes and boots.
School. No. of children who remain at school for mid-day meal. Whether facilities exist for heating of children's meals. Whether facilities exist for the drying of children's clothes and boots. -
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The following table shows the work which has been undertaken by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children during the last three years :—
1932 1933 1934 -
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The following table shows the number of children who have attended at the Faircross Special School—in the Open-Air, Physically Defective and Mentally Defective Sections—and, in addition, in other parts of the report will be found figures as to how many children have been admitted to the Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital and elsewhere for orthopaedic conditions :—
Open-Air Section Physically Defective Section Mentally Defective Section -
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Hereunder are particulars of the number of children maintained by the Authority in special schools outside the district as at December 31st, 1934 :—
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The following table gives information in respect of medical inspection at the Faircross Special School during the year 1934 :—
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CLINIC AND TREATMENT CENTRES
Name and Situation When Held Nature of Accommodation By Whom Provided -
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The cases dealt with for the first time during 1934 were referred for the following conditions, some children having more than one defect:—
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PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING 1934.
No. of visits by Orthopaedic Surgeon No. of visits by Masseuse ATTENDANCES. Primary Examination Re-examination For Treatment Total School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age -
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TREATMENTS.
Massage Electricity Remedial Exercises Ultra-Violet Therapy Radiant Heat Dressings and Splintage No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments -
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(c) Paralysis—
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During the year, eleven children were admitted to hospital and the following operations were carried out in these cases:—
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TABLE I.— RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
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TABLE II. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER, 1934.
Defect or Disease. Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment Requiring Treatment Requiring to je kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment -
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TABLE II. (A).— continued.
Defect or Disease. Routine Inspections. Special Inspections No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment Requiring Treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment -
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TABLE II.— continued. (B)—NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
Group. (1) Number of Children. Inspected. (2) Found to require Treatment. (3) -
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TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA. Children Suffering from Multiple Defects.
No. of Cases. Combination of Defects. School Attended. -
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Blind Children.
At Certified Schools for the Blind At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Partially Blind Children.
At Certified Schools for the Blind At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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TABLE III.— continued. Deaf Children.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Partially Deaf Children.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf " At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Mentally Defective Children. Feeble-Minded Children.
At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Epileptic Children. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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I.—Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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II.—Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category includes tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above.)
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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B.—Delicate Children.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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TABLE III.— continued. C.—Crippled Children.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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D.—Children with Heart Disease.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Analysis of the above Total.
Diagnosis Boys. Girls. -
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GROUP I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI).
Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Disease or Defect. Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise Totals -
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Number of Defects.
Defect (1) Received Operative Treatment Received other forms of Treatment (5) Total number treated (6) Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (2) By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme (3) Totals (4) -
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GROUP IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise Total number treated Residential treatment with education Residential treatment without education Non-Residential treatment at an orthopedic clinic Residential treatment with education Residential treatment without education Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic -
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TABLE IV.— continued. GROUP V.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were :— (i) Inspected by the Dentist: -
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TABLE IV.— continued.