View report page

18
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Among the 5,461 children examined in a routine manner
there were, excluding uncleanliness, malnutrition and dental
diseases, 493 defects requiring treatment and.593 requiring to be
kept under observation. The examination of the 5,496 children
submitted to special inspection revealed 2,175 defects requiring
treatment and 542 requiring to be kept under observation.
Of the 5,461 children examined at the routine inspections,
474 or 8.7 per cent, were found to require treatment for one or
more defective conditions.
NUTRITION.
The state of nutrition of the children examined at routine
medical inspection is shown in Table II. The classification is in
accordance with the suggestions of the Board of Education as set
out. in the Administrative Memorandum No. 124, issued in 1935.
Of all the children attending public elementary schools in
Ealing and submitted to routine medical inspection 97.0 per cent,
were classified as of normal nutrition and only 3 per cent, were
classified as being slightly subnormal. No children were classified
as of bad nutrition.
From February onwards special nutrition surveys of all the
children in the schools were conducted to find out if the health
of any was being affected by war-time conditions. The procedure
followed was to survey a class at a time with the assistance of the
teacher and to select any children who did not appear quite robust
and to refer them for a special examination. At this subsequent
examination they were classified as regards nutrition. The
results of these surveys are as follows :
Total number of children surveyed 20,659
Number selected for special examination 950
Number of children classified as or slightly
sub-normal (" C ") nutrition 258
Percentage classitied as slightly sub-normal 1-2
Number of children classified as of bad
nutrition (" D") None