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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
Ilford 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table I.—Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
| (1) Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:— | |
| Entrants | 2,514 |
| Second Age Group | 1,161 |
| Third Age Group | 1,551 |
| Total | 5,226 |
| (2) Number of Other Routine Inspections | Nil. |
| Grand Total | 5,226 |
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections1 13,663
Number of Children seen at "Rapid Surveys" at Schools 14,340
Table II.
Classification of the Nutrition of 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. | 0/ /o | No. | % | No. | 0/ /o | ||
| Entrants | 2,514 | 117 | 4.6 | 2,037 | 81.0 | 358 | 14.3 | 2 | 0.08 |
| Second Age-Group | 1,161 | 89 | 7.6 | 896 | 77.2 | 175 | 15.1 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Third Age-Group | 1,551 | 117 | 7.5 | 1,238 | 79.8 | 194 | 12.6 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Total | 5,226 | 323 | 6.2 | 4,171 | 79.8 | 727 | 13.9 | 5 | 0.09 |
Group II. Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
| Defect or Disease (1) | No. of Defects dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme (2) | Otherwise (3) | Total (4) | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.) | 1082 | 12 | 1094 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Total | 1102 | 13 | 1115 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 626 | 12 | 638 |
| (b) Obtained | 626 | 12 | 638 |