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Brentford and Chiswick 1942

[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: TABLE 1.MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A.-ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.

TABLE 1.

MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A.-ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.

(1) No. of Inspections:
Entrants458Second Age Group320Third Age Group270
TOTAL1048
(2) No. of other* Routine Inspections171
GRAND TOTAL1219
B.-OTHER INSPECTIONS.
No. of Special Inspections and Re-inspectionS:

Table: TABLE 11.CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEARIN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

TABLE 11.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR

IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

Number of Children InspectedA.B.C"D o
(Excellent)(Normal)!(Slightly s subnormal.(Bad)
No.%No.%No.%No.%
Entrant45817738.623250.74710.320.4
Second32011535.918357.2226.9--
Third2709635.514854.8259.310.4
Other171669052.6158.8—-
Total121945437.265353.61098.930.2

Table: TABLE 111.

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 wereUnder the Authority's Scheme.
(a) Prescribed136
(b) Obtained113