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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table I.—Return or Medical Inspections.
(These returns include Primary, Secondary and Grammar Schools.)
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
(1) Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
Entrants 2,599
Second Age Group 2,227
Third Age Group 1,834
Total 6,660
(2) Number of Other Routine Inspections Nil.
Grand Total 6,660
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 10,848
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. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 2,599 | 139 | 5.3 | 2,261 | 87.0 | 199 | 7.7 | — | |
| Second Age-Group | 2,227 | 196 | 8.8 | 1,876 | 84.3 | 154 | 6.9 | 2 | — |
| Third Age-Group | 1,834 | 113 | 6.2 | 1,560 | 85.1 | 161 | 8.7 | — | |
| Total | 6,660 | 448 | 6.7 | 5,696 | 85.6 | 514 | 7.7 | 2 | — |
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 3,825
| Defect or Disease | No. of Defects dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 1,392 | 20 | 1,412 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| Total | 1,416 | 22 | 1,438 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— | |||
| 734 | 20 | 750 | |
| (6) Obtained | 728 | 20 | 748 |
All spectacles prescribed were obtained during the year, or in January,
1947.