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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
Enfield 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following is a comparative table for the last five years :—
| 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Dull and backward, but capable of instruction in an elementary school | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| B. Mentally Defective, but capable of instruction in a special school | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| C. Incapable of further instruction in a special school | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| D. Imbecile | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| . Moral Imbecile | 2 | ||||
| E. Not scheduled | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF SECONDARY
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Enfield Education Committee undertakes the examination of
children attending the secondary schools in the district, on behalf o
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 :—
Jnr.
Technical. Grammar. County.
Number of children examined 101 239 217
| Jnr. Technical. | Grammar. | County. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treat-ment. | Requiring Observation. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring Observation. | Requiring Treat-ment. | Requiring Observation. | |
| Dental Caries | _ | 15 | _ | _ | ||
| Defective Vision | 4 | 1 | — | 32 | 25 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils, etc. | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Blepharitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases and Defects | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||
| Anaemia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Skin Diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Enlarged glands | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
408 children were treated at the Dental Clinic during 1937.
86 children were treated at the Ophthalmic Clinic during 1937.