Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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APPENDIX A.
Table 1.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF C®LDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
A. - Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
| Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1939 | |
| Entrants | 1696 | 355 |
| Second Age Group | 1096 | 2543 |
| Third Age Group | 1132 | 1984 |
| Total | 3924 | 4882 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 45 | 28 |
| Grand Total | 3969 | 4908 |
B. - Other Inspections
| Number of Special Inspections | 7070 | 4244 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 4740 | 17109 |
| Total | 11810 | 21353 |
C. - Children Found to Require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases.)
| Group | For Defective Vision (excluding 3quint) | For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA. | Total | Total 1339 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 17 | 201 | 54 | |
| Second age Group | 58 | 116 | 166 | 440 |
| Third Age Group | 76 | 82 | 135 | 289 |
| Towel (Prescribed Group | 151 | 399 | 542 | 783 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand Total | 152 | 402 | 546 | 787 |
Total visits to Elementary Schools: 199
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