Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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APPENDIX.
MEDICAL STATISTICAL TABLES, 1942.
TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
| A.—Routine Medical Inspections. | |
| (1) Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups— | |
| Entrants | 749 |
| Second Age Group | 555 |
| Third Age Group | 401 |
| Total | 1,705 |
| (2) Number of other Routine Inspections | 350 |
| Grand Total | 2,055 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 1,706 |
TABLE II.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
| Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | ||
| 1,705 | 490 | 28.73 | 1,007 | 59.06 | 204 | 11.96 | 4 | .23 |
TABLE III.
GROUP I.—TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).
| Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme | 798 |