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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

Finchley 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils inspected during the year in the age groups

B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils inspected during the year in the age groups

AGE GROUPSNumber of Pupils Inspecteda (Good)b (Fair)c (Poor)
No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
Entrants79060376.318022.870.9
Second Age Group66644066.122233.340.6
Third Age Group48435172.513127.120.4
Other Periodic Inspections17414080.53419.5-—
TOTAL2,1141,53472.656726.8130.6

Table: TABLE IIIGroup ITreatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness)

TABLE III

Group I

Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness)

(a)Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year
SKIN
Ringworm—Scalp
(i) X-Ray treatment4
(ii) Other treatment—
Ringworm—Body49
Scabies19
Impetigo283
Other skin diseases116
EYE DISEASE226
(External and other, but excluding errors of refraction,squint and cases admitted to hospital)
EAR DEFECTS156
MISCELLANEOUS627
(e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)
TOTAL1,480
(b)
Total number of attendances at Authority's minor ailments clinics12,132