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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Beckenham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: TABLE II.Classification 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.

No. of children inspected'A' Excellent'B' Normal'C' Slightly sub-normal'D' Bad
No.%No'.%No.%No.%
19441,30438029.14380661.8091178.97210.076
19431,92556029.091,16360.41619910.33830.156

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TABLE III.
Treatment of Minor Ailments.
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during
the year under the Authority's Scheme was 2,009.
Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
Errors of Refraction dealt with under the Authority's Scheme
were 417.
The number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
was 115, and for whom they were obtained was 110.
Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
24 children received operative treatment under the Authority's
Scheme, and 82 received other forms of treatment making a total
of 106.
25 cases recommended for operative treatment cancelled on
evacuation.
TABLE IV.
Dental Inspection and Treatment.
Particulars of treatment under this heading will be found in
the Dental Surgeon's Repprt.

Table: TABLE V.Verminous Conditions.

TABLE V.Verminous Conditions.

(1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurse11
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurse12,037
(3) Number of individual children found unclean74

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