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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

Richmond upon Thames 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: Table II.— continued.B. Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Table II.— continued.

B. Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group. (1)Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4)
Inspec'ed. (2)Found to require Treatment. (3)
Prescribed Groups:
Entrants310154.84
Second Age Group331175.14
Third Age Group302268.61
Total (Prescribed Groups943586.15
Other Routine Inspections8455.95

Table: Table III. — Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

Table III. — Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
Blindness (NOT Partial Blindness).
Deafness (NOT Partial Deafness).
Mental Defect.
Epilepsy.
Active Tuberculosis.
Crippling (as defined in the penultimate category of the Table).
Heart Disease.
Number of children suffering from any combination of the above defects2
BLIND CHILDREN.
At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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