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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT RETURNS FORYEAR
ENDED 31-ST DECEMBER, 1943.
TABLE 1.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
| A.- ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS | |
| (1) No. of Inspections: Entrants 754 Second Age Group- Third Age Group | 319 |
| TOTAL | 1073 |
| (2) No. of other Routine Inspections 318 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 1391 |
| B.- OTHER INSPECTIONS. | |
| No. of Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 2117 |
TABLE 11.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE
YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
| Number of Children Inspected | (Excellent-) | B. (Normal) | c. (Slightly subnormal) | D. (Bad) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | %. | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrant | 754 | 269 | 35.8 | 438 | 58.1 | 46 | 6.1 | 1 | .13 |
| Second | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Third | 319 | 116 | 36.4 | 166 | 52.0 | 37 | 11.6 | — | — |
| Other | 318 | 140 | 44.0 | 159 | 50.0 | 18 | 5.6 | 1 | .31 |
| Total | 1391 | 525 | 37.7 | 763 | 54.1 | 101 | 7.2 | 2 | .14 |
TABLE III.
GROUP I. Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness).
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme 427
GROUP II.- Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | |
|---|---|
| ERRORS OF REFRACTION (including squint) | 133 |
| Other defect or disease of the yes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | Nil |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were | Under the Authority's Scheme. |
| (a) Prescribed | 82 |
| (b) Obtained | 61 |