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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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SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Medical Inspection and Treatment of Secondary School Pupils.
Medical inspection, Dental inspection and treatment of pupils at the Boys'
and Girls' County High Schools and the "specially placed" pupils at the Ursuline
school commenced on the 1st January, 1943.
Table I.—Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. (1) Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
| Entrants | 489 |
| Leavers | 357 |
| Total | 846 |
| (2) Number of Other Routine Inspections | Nil. |
| Grand Total | 846 |
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 232
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. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 489 | 80 | 16.4 | 336 | 68.7 | 73 | 14.9 | — | — |
| Leavers | 357 | 74 | 20.8 | 274 | 76.7 | 9 | 2.5 | — | — |
| Total | 846 | 154 | 18.2 | 610 | 72.1 | 82 9.7 | — | — | |
Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments. (Excluding Uncleanliness),
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment
during the year under the Authority's Scheme 64
| 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.) | 128 | 7 | 135 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 131 | 8 | 139 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 99 | 7 | 106 |
| (b) Obtained | 99 | 7 | 106 |