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Leyton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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- 1953
- Pages
- 170
- Tables
- 115
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I submit these figures showing the annual number of deaths attributed to four common dangers to life in Leyton over a period of five years.
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Death-rates per 1,000 of the population for the past ten years are as follows.
Year Deaths Death rate -
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TABLE 1.
Birth Rate per 1,000 Total Population and Annual Death Rates England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (Including London) 160 Smaller Towns London Leyton -
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TABLE 2. C ase R ates fob C ertain I nfectious D iseases in 1952. C orrected N otifications rate per 1,000 of P opulation.
Disease England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns 160 Smaller Towns London Administrative County Leyton -
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TABLE 3. Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, Etc. LEYTON, 1901-1952.
Year Population Births Birth Rate Deaths Death Rate Deaths under 1 year Intantile Death Rate -
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TABLE 4. Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1952.
Causes of Death Males Females Total -
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Table showing the number of notified cases of infectious diseases and their disposal.
Disease Notifications Received Removed to Hospital -
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DIPHTHERIA.
Year Cases Notified Deaths Case Fatality per cent -
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The relevant information regarding the 20 persons notified is shown hereunder in tabular form and in chronological order according to the date of notification.
No. Date of Receipt of Notification Sex Age Date of Onset of Symptoms Interval bet. Onset and Notification (Days) Cause Identified -
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MEASLES.
Year No. Notified Removed to Hospital Deaths -
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MEASLES — HOSPITALISATION
Month No. of Cases Admitted to Hospital Deaths -
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The following list shows the annual number of cases of acute poliomyelitis notified in the Borough from 1940-1952 inclusive.
Year Cases Notified Year Cases Notified -
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Summary of Notified Cases of Acute Poliomyelitis
No. Notified Sex Age Hospital Adm. Disch. Site of Paralysis Severity Progress -
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SCARLET FEVER.
Year No. Notified Deaths Case Fatality per cent. -
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TUBERCULOSIS. Notifications .—One-hundred and twenty-seven patients were notified for the first time in 1952 as suffering from tuberculosis. The number was made up as follows:—
Males Females Total -
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Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary total M. F. Total M. F. Total -
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New Cases .—The following table gives particulars regarding the new cases which have occurred during the year:—
Age Periods New Cases Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. -
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NOTIFICATIONS.
Year Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total M. F. Total. M. F. Total. -
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DEATHS.
Year Pulmonary N on-Pulmonary Total M. F. Total. M. F. Total. -
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WHOOPING COUGH.
Year No. Notified Removed to Hospital Deaths -
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The following table shows how the number of Leyton patients has decreased since the special facilities became available in 1942.
Year Cases Treated Total attendances for treatment Children Adults Total -
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Number of bodies deposited, death being due to:—
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The causes of death in these cases were certified as:—
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INQUESTS. The following verdicts on Leyton residents were recorded at inquests held during the year:—
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I submit hereunder a Table showing the weekly totals of deaths in the County of London following the dates of the densest fogs of which records are available.
Year Dates of Dense Fog Deaths Weekly Totals -
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Deaths
Week Ended (1953) Influenza Pneumonia 160 Great Towns Ley-ton (Cases Notified) Deaths 160 Great Towns Leyton 160 Great Towns Leyton -
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CENSUS—1951
POPULATION Area Acres 1931 1951 Increase 1931—51 Decrease 1931—51 Inc. % Dec. % Persons Males Females Persons Males Females -
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AGE AND MARITAL CONDITION. (LEYTON)
TOTAL Single Married Widowed and Divorced Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females -
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Age (last Birthday):—
0—4 yrs. 5—14 yrs. 15—24 yrs. 25—34 yrs. 35—44 yrs. 45—54 yrs. 55—64 yrs. 65 and over Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females -
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PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS. (LEYTON)
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Inspections. The table below gives a summary of the Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
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Nature of Work Executed and Improvements Effected in Dwelling-houses and other Premises under the Provisions of the Housing and Public Health Acts.
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Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.
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The following figures show the results of these two treatments:
No. of Manholes baited No. of complete prebait takes Total No. of complete and partial prebait takes Percentage of takes -
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Notices.
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Housing. Number of houses erected during the year:— (a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) ). (i) By the Local Authority—
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(iii) By other bodies and persons—
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CONCENTRATION OP SMOKE EXPRESSED IN MILLIGRAMS PER 100 CUBIC METRES.
Month Monthly average Highest daily average Lowest daily average 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 -
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CONCENTRATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE EXPRESSED AS PARTS PER 100 MILLION.
Month Monthly average Highest daily average Lowest daily average 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 -
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Action taken under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1936, has resulted in 1,586 houses being brought up to a reasonable standard of fitness. Legal proceedings were found necessary in 19 instances, and the following is the result of such actions:—
No. Date Non-compliance with Nuisance Order at Result -
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Bacteriological Examinations . Designated Milk.
Licences No. Granted No. of Samples taken Result Phosphatase Reaction Methylene Blue Test Satisfactory Unsat. Satisfactory Unsat. -
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Increasing care is being exercised by manufacturers, producers and retailers to comply with the required standards.
Samples analysed Samples unsatisfactory -
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Samples analysed Samples unsatisfactory -
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Samples analysed Samples unsatisfactory -
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Samples analysed Samples unsatisfactory -
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1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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2. DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars Number of Defects Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. (Section 111 of Act of 1937.)
Nature of Work Instances Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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HEALTH CLINICS—CLINIC SESSIONS
Health Clinic Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday -
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1,355 births were registered during the year:—
Males Females Total -
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ATTENDANCES, EXAMINATIONS, etc., 1950—1952.
Leyton Green 1950 1951 1952 Park House 1950 1951 1952 *DawIish Road 1951 1952 All Centres 1951 1952 -
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Post-natal Clinic.
Leyton Green Clinic Lady Raleigh Training Home Total -
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Conditions found on examination:—
Leyton Green Clinic Lady Raleigh Training Home -
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( b ) Premature infants born in the area (whether their mothers normally reside in the area or not) but exclud- 23 ing babies born in maternity homes and hospitals in the National Health Service.
Born at Home Transferred to Hospital Nursed Entirely at Home Grand Total Died in First 24 hours Died on 2nd to 7th day Died on 8th to 28th day Survived 28 days Total -
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(A) NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE.
Examined Needing treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit -
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(B) FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED.
Extractions Anaesthetics Fiiiingt. Scalings or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures provided Local General Complete Partial -
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
No. of Cases Notified Treated At Home In Hosp. Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths -
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Infant and Foetal Mortality .
Year Live Births Deaths under Mortality Rate Stillbirths No. Rate per 1,000 (live and still) Births 1 year 4 weeks Infantile Neo natal -
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Knott s Green Ellingham Road Total 0-2 yrs. 2-5 yrs. 0-2 yrs. 2-5 yrs. 0-2 yrs. 2-5 yrs. -
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The following list shows the number of children, under categories (a) in attendance at, and (b) awaiting admission to, each Day Nursery at the end of December, 1952.
Category Knotts Green Ellingham Road (o) In attendance (b) Awaiting admission (a) In attendance (b) Awaiting admission -
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Record of Cases attended by Council Midwives, 1952.
Midwives employed by Essex County Council Attached to the Lady Rayleigh Training Home, Beachcroft Road Total -
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INWARD TRANSFERABLE BIRTHS—1952. Births in Institutions, Maternity Homes and private dwellings outside the Borough of Leyton during 1952.
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The following table shows the percentage of births taking place in other than the patient's home since 1936. The steady increase in the percentage was not maintained in the year 1940, due to evacuation of expectant mothers, and in 1946/47 due to the shortage of maternity beds in hospitals.
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Vaccination against Smallpox. NUMBER OF PERSONS VACCINATED (OR RE-VACCINATED)
Age at date of vaccination Total Under 1 year 1—4 years 5—14 years 15 years or over -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.
Age 0-5 years Age 5-15 years Total -
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Percentage of School Children Immunised.
Entrants Second Age Group Third Age Group No. Exmd. No. Immunised % No. Exmd. No. Immunised % No. Exmd. No. Immunised % -
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Annual totals of deaths and notifications during the past ten years have been:
Year Leyton Notified Cases Deaths -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.
Number of Children considered to be Immunised at end of Year 0—5 years 5—15 Years -
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Arrangements for public whooping cough immunisation in the area were put into operation on 10th September, 1951, and the following table gives the available information regarding the number and age groups of the children who were immunised during 1952.
Under 1 year years 5—14 years Total -
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I am indebted to the County Medical Officer for the following statistics relating to the work carried out, during the past five years, from the Ambulance Station, Auckland Road, Leyton, E.10. (Tel. LEY 6077.)
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Annual Attendances.
Year First Attendances (new cases) Subsequent Attendances Total Attendances -
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During the year 19,901 attendances for treatment were made, representing an increase of 4,006 over the attendances during the previous year.
First Attendances (new cases) Subsequent Attendances Total Attendances -
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The number of persons who received free treatment was 76 (4.5 per cent, of the total number of new cases), and the following figures show the attendances of patients who received free treatment.
First Attendances (new cases) Subsequent Attendances Total Attendances -
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(b) Length of convalescence of cases sent during year:—
Length of stay No. of Cases -
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(c) Where cases have been sent:—
Name of Convalescent Home No. of Cases sent -
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Lectures and Film Shows.
Date Where held Subject Type of Audience Attendance -
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Shop Window Display, 280, High Road, Leyton, E.10.
Commenced 22.1.52 Dates Subject -
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Attendances.
Miniature Films Male Female -
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Results of Survey.
Incidence of Abnormality Males Females Total -
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No. of articles loaned during 1952:—
From Central Store From Lady Raleigh Training Home -
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The undermentioned are some of the grants made by the Association during 1952:—
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Six years have now elapsed since Leyton Council, the then Maternity and Child Welfare Authority, extended their scheme for domestic help by including the provision of domestic help in necessitous cases other than mothers and infants; and some idea of the work may be gathered from these figures:—
Year Number of cases Maternity Other Total -
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The following list shows the disabilities from which the 635 apphcants were suffering, and the number of cases in each category.
Disability No. of Cases -
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(c)Help provided:-
Maternity Acute Sick Tuberculosis Chronic Sick Aged Not Sick Others Total Aged Others -
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(2) Employees of other local authorities, etc.
Name of local authority, etc. No. of medical examinations -
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The figures set out below relate to the calendar year ended December, 1952.
Number Roll Average Attendance Percentage of Attendance -
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Number of Inspections in the prescribed groups.
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The Findings of Medical Inspection. Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Group Number of Children Percentage of Children found to require treatment Inspected Found to require treatment (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.
School Number of Examinations Number Cautioned Number Excluded -
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The incidence of uncleanliness for the past 10 years is shown in the following table.
Year Number of Examinations Number Cautioned Percentage Cautioned Number Excluded Percentage Excluded -
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The following table shows in statistical form the results of school dental inspection in the individual schools mentioned.
School No. of Children inspected No. requiring treatment No. approved for treatment No. accepting treatment No. refusing treatment Percentage of acceptances -
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Orthopaedic Clinic. Examinations by Orthopaedic Surgeon
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The following conditions were seen at re-inspections during the year:—
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The conditions dealt with include:— Aural Cases.
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Delicate Pupils.
Boys Girls Total -
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There were none awaiting admission to either Day or Resident Schools.
Boys Girls Total -
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The number of individual children fed under the Authority's arrangements during 1952 was:—
Dinners Milk Meals -
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Number of meals supplied:—
Dinners Milk Meals -
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SPEECH THERAPY. 1. Children at present Undergoing Treatment—
Diagnosis of Defects— Boys Girls Total -
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Incidence of speech defects among seniors, juniors and infants—
Seniors Juniors Infants Total -
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Of some 32,000 school children in the combined area, the Psychologist has interviewed and tested 364 during the year.
Boys Girls Total -
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Analysis of figures
Forest Pre-school Infants Juniors Secondary -
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The ranges of intelligence of the children seen by the Psychologist were:—
I.Q's. Below 71 71—90 91—110 111—130 131 + Total -
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ANALYSIS OF FIGURES FOR 1952
Walthamstow Out-Area W'stow C'ford Leyton Forest -
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a. Periodic Medical Inspections. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
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b. Other Inspections.
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C. Pupils Found to Require Treatment. Number of individual pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin).
Group For Defective Vision (excluding Squint) For all other Conditions Total individual Pupils Percentage of children found to require Treatment -
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TABLE II. A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31 st December , 1952.
Defect or Disease Routine Inspections Special Inspections Number requiring Treatment Observation Number requiring Treatment Observation (1) (2) (3) (5) -
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TABLE II. B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
Age Groups No. of Pupils Inspected A Good B Fair C Poor No. % No. % No. % -
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TABLE III.— Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1952. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).
Disease or Defect Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year (1) By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE III.— contd. Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as mlnor ailments.—group I).
Defect or Disease Number of Defects dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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G roup III.—T reatment of D efects of N ose and T hroat.
Total number treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Treatment.
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TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.