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Hendon 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XVII
Number of attendances of children for Treatment at Health Centres
| Clinic | Public Elementary Schools. | Secondary Schools | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Ailment | 432 | 29,540 | |
| Dental | 11,486 | 1,416 | |
| Ophthalmic | 1,823 | 2,249 | |
| Speech | 1,032 | ||
| Orthoptic | 1,743 | 154 | 1,897 |
| Orthopaedic | 2,299 | 425 | 2,724 |
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
TABLE XVIII
An analysis was also na.de of the nutritional standard of the children attending the Secondary Schools, with the following results:-
| No, of children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | c (Slightly Subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1942 | ||||||||
| 1,338 | 393 | 29.37 | 884 | 66.07 | 60 | 4.49 | 1 | 0.07 |
| 1943 | ||||||||
| 1,559 | 431 | 27.64 | 1019 | 65.36 | 107 | 6.87 | 2 | 0.13 |
As in the previous year there was an increase in the number of children
referred "by the Teachers for mental grading and for psychological advice arising
out of behaviour problems. Of these latter 38 were referred to the Tavistock
Clinic for further assessment and advice. Long experience of the mal-adjusted
child has convinced me that in a large majority of cases, home conditions predominate,
the abnormality in many instances originating from the attitude of the
parents, either towards each other or towards other children in the family as
opposed to the child under consideration. How far war conditions are a contributary
factor it is difficult to say, but they have, without doubt, a bearing