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Brentford and Chiswick 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MEDICAL INSPECTION AMD TREATMENT RETURNS
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1941.
TABLE 1.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
| A. ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. | |
| (1) No. of Inspections in the prescribed Groups: | |
| Entrants456 Second Age Group186 Third Age Group | 180 |
| Total | 822 |
| (2) No. of other Routine Inspections119 GRAND TOTAL | 941 |
| B. OTHER INSPECTIONS. | |
| No. of Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 1138 |
TABLE 11.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
| Age Groups. | Number of children inspected. | A. Excellent | B. Normal. | C. Slightly Subnormal . | D. Bad. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | |||
| Entrants | 456 | 141 | 30.9 | 275 | 60.3 | 39 | 8.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Second Age Group | 186 | 43 | 62.9 | 26 | 13.9 | - | |||
| Third Age Group | 180 | 59 | 32.8 | 101 | 56.1 | 19 | 10.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 119 | 51 | 42.9 | 59 | 49.6 | 9 | 7.6 | - | |
| TOTAL | 941 | 294 | 31.2 | 552 | 58.7 | 93 | 9.9 | 2 | 0.2 |
TABLE 111.
GROUP 1 - TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS.
Total number of Defects treated or under treatment during
the year under the Authority's Scheme 352