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Finchley 1936

[Report of the School Medical Officer for Finchley]

Published
1937
Pages
38
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    FINCHLEY SCHOOLS. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
    School.Department.No. on roll.Average Attendance 1936.
  • Page 7
    (a) Malnutrition. The Board's classification of the nutrition of the children submitted to routine examination was used through out the year and the following summary of the results clearly shows that very little malnutrition exists.
    No. of children inspectedA (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly sub-normal)D (Bad)
    No.%No%No.%No.%
  • Page 15
    The work carried out for Elementary School Children by the Dentist during the year is set out in the following table:—
    19351936
  • Page 15
    Parents' Contribution Towards Cost of Treatment The sums recovered from parents in respect of dental and medical treatment are as follows:—
    19351936
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 16
    Infectious Diseases. The following list gives the number of cases which were brought to the notice of the School Medical Officer for the past three years.
    193419351936
  • Page 17
    Exclusion of School Children on Account of Infectious Disease.
    Disease.PATIENTS. Period of exclusion.CONTACTS. Period of exclusion.
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
    School.DepartmentTotal number of pupils on the registerNumber of pupils receiving milk% receiving milk
  • Page 23
    A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
  • Page 24
    Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects in Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For all other conditions recorded in Table IIATotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 25
    TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspections in the year ended 31st December, 1936.
  • Page 26
    B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age-groups.
    AGE-GROUPSNumber of Child-ren Inspected.A. [Excellent].B [Normal]C. [Slightly subnormal].D. [Bad].
  • Page 27 30
    TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area. Blind Children.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 31
    Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
    Disease or Defect (1)Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (2)Otherwise (3)Total (4)
  • Page 32
    TABLE IV. (Continued). Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Defect or Disease (1)Number of Defects dealt with
    Under the Authority's Scheme (2)Otherwise (3)Total (4)
  • Page 33
    GROUP III.—Treatment of defects of Nose and Throat.
    NUMBER OF DEFECTS
    Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of treatment (4)Total number treated(5)
    Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. (1)By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2)Total. (3)
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(1)(2)(3)(4)(1)(2)(3)(4)
    2—12—2—9-4—21—530
    (1) Tonsils only. (2) Adenoids only. (3) Tonsils and Adenoids. (4) Other defects of the nose and throat.
  • Page 34
    GROUP IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise(2)
  • Page 35
    TABLE V—Dental Defects.
  • Page 36
    TABLE V—Dental Defects.