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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 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: Forty-three children were examined under the Mental Deficiency Act (1913) during 1941. These were scheduled as follows:—

Forty-three children were examined under the Mental Deficiency Act (1913) during 1941. These were scheduled as follows:—

Dull and backward but capable of instruction in an elementary school2
Mentally defective but capable of instruction in a special school20
Imbecile12
Not scheduled (to be seen again)9

Table: EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.The number of children examined in the course of Routine Medical Inspection at the secondary schools was as follows :—

EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

The number of children examined in the course of Routine Medical Inspection at the secondary schools was as follows :—

Junior Technical School148
Grammar School249
County School326

Table: The classification of the nutrition of these children was as follows

The classification of the nutrition of these children was as follows

School.Classification.
"A"" B "'* C "" D "
Junior Technical511627-
Grammar16262471
County4417233-