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Enfield 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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EXAMINATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Enfield Education Committee undertakes the examination
of children attending the secondary schools in the district, on behalf
of the Middlesex Education Committee. There are three such
schools in Enfield, namely the Grammar, County, and Junior
Technical Schools. The following tables set out the number of
children examined at each school during the course of the year and
the defects found to be present:—
J unior
Technical. Grammar. County.
Examinations 139 275 206
| Jnr. Technical. | Grammar. | County. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring Observation. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring Observation. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring Observation. | |
| Dental Caries | 19 | 1 | 13 | 1 | _ | |
| Defective Vision | 6 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 46 | 13 |
| Enl. Tonsils, etc. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Other Nose and Throat conditions | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Defective Hearing | — | —• | — | — | 1 | — |
| Otorrhoea | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Deformities | - | - | 2 | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases and defects | 2 | 2 | 12 | - | 4 | - |
| Anaemia | 1 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Conjunctivitis, Styes, | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Stammer | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
In April, 1935, the scheme for the dental and ophthalmic
examination and treatment of secondary school children commenced.
From a reference to the report of the Senior School
Dentist, Mr. James, the result of the dental inspection will be seen.
Other than to report that 77.7 per cent, of the 963 children examined
were found to need treatment is unnecessary, for it shows how essential
was this scheme. Still more important is the fact that the