London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table shows the general condition of pupils inspected during the year in the age groups:—
| Age Groups. | No. of Pupils Inspected | A | B | C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Entrants | 2,057 | 505 | 24.6 | 1,510 | 73.4 | 42 | 2.0 |
| Second Age Group | 1,382 | 274 | 19.8 | 1,023 | 74.0 | 85 | 6.2 |
| Third Age Group | 742 | 210 | 28.3 | 490 | 66.0 | 42 | 5.7 |
| Total | 4,181 | 989 | 23.7 | 3,023 | 72.3 | 169 | 4.0 |
A. Better than normal, or " good."
B. Normal, or " fair."
C. Below normal, or " poor."
Six hundred and eighty-five children of eight years old were
given a routine eye check, of whom 83 were referred to the Eye
Clinic for treatment and 51 were referred for observation.
THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES
Number of home visits 619
Number of special school visits 81
Number of school visits for routine examination of
heads 107
Total number of heads examined 17,693
Number of individual children found unclean 402
Number of Nurses' minor ailment clinics held 583
Total attendances of children at Nurses' clinics 14,633
Number of routine medical inspection sessions
attended by Nurses. 147