London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
East Ham 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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10.
TABLE I.
medical inspections of children attending public
elementary schools.
A - routine medical inspections.
| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups: - | |
| Entrants | 957 |
| Second Age Group | 1655 |
| Third Age Group | 1244 |
| Total | 3836 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 52 |
| Grand Total | 3888 |
| b - other inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections | 1254 |
TABLE II.
CLASSIFICATION OP THE NUTRITION OP CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
| Age-groups. | No. of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 957 | 81 | 8.46 | 870 | 90.90 | 6 | 0.62 | - | - |
| Second Age- group | 1635 | 172 | 10.51 | 1650 | 88.68 | 13 | 0.79 | - | - |
| Third Age- group | 1244 | 243 | 19.53 | 995 | 79.98 | 6 | 0.48 | - | - |
| Other Routine Inspections | 52 | 13 | 25.00 | 39 | 75.00 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 3888 | 509 | 13.09 | 3354 | 86.26 | 25 | 0.64 | - | - |
TABLE III.
BLIND CHILDREN & DEAF CHILDREN.
There are no totally or almost totally blind or deaf
children who are not at the present time receiving education
suitable for their special needs.