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Brentford and Chiswick 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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BOROUGH OF BRENTFORD AND CHISWICK.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
Year ended 31 st December, 1937.
table I.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING
public elementary schools.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections:
| Entrants | 650 |
| Second Age Group | 556 |
| Third Age Group | 501 |
| Total | 1707 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 545 |
| Grand Total | 2252 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections | 1520 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 2603 |
| Total | 4123 |
C.— Children found to require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding Uncleanli-ness and Dental Diseases)—
| Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For all other conditions recorded in Table II.A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 4 | 99 | 95 |
| Second Age Group | 26 | 81 | 99 |
| Third Age Group | 29 | 33 | 60 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 59 | 213 | 254 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 47 | 12 | 57 |
| Grand Total | 106 | 225 | 311 |