Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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BOARD OF EDUCATTON.
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT RETURNS.
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER,1942.
TABLE 1.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A.-ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
(1) No. of Inspections: | |||||
Entrants | 458 | Second Age Group | 320 | Third Age Group | 270 |
TOTAL | 1048 | ||||
(2) No. of other* Routine Inspections | 171 | ||||
GRAND TOTAL | 1219 | ||||
B.-OTHER INSPECTIONS. | |||||
No. of Special Inspections and Re-inspectionS: |
TABLE 11.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR
IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
Number of Children Inspected | A. | B. | C | "D o | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Excellent) | (Normal) | !(Slightly s subnormal. | (Bad) | ||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Entrant | 458 | 177 | 38.6 | 232 | 50.7 | 47 | 10.3 | 2 | 0.4 |
Second | 320 | 115 | 35.9 | 183 | 57.2 | 22 | 6.9 | - | - |
Third | 270 | 96 | 35.5 | 148 | 54.8 | 25 | 9.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
Other | 171 | 66 | 90 | 52.6 | 15 | 8.8 | — | - | |
Total | 1219 | 454 | 37.2 | 653 | 53.6 | 109 | 8.9 | 3 | 0.2 |
TABLE 111.
GROUP I.-Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness). | |
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme 640 | |
GROUP II.- Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. | |
Under the Authority's Scheme. | |
ERRORS OF REFRaCTION(including squint) | 196 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | _ |
No. of Children for whom spectacles were | Under the Authority's Scheme. |
(a) Prescribed | 136 |
(b) Obtained | 113 |