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 Tottenham]
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SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (contd.).
B.—Classification of Nutrition of Pupils Inspected
During the Year in the Routine Examinations.
Age.
Number
Examined.
A.
(Excellent.)
B.
(Normal.)
C.
(Sub-Normal.)
D.
(Bad.)
10
2
-
2
-
-
11
244
49
150
38
7
12
261
63
160
36
2
13
228
65
139
20
4
14
176
68
94
14
—
15
191
76
107
8
—
16
20
10
10
—
—
17
2
-
2
-
-
Totals
1,124
331
664
116
13
Per cent
—
29.5
59.1
10.3
1.1
Defective Vision and Squint.
Defect or Disease.
No. of Defects dealt with.
Under
the Authority's
Scheme.
Submitted to
refraction by
private
practitioner or
at hospital,
apart from the
Authority's
Otherwise.
Total.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Errors of Refraction (including
Squint)
143
2
-
145
Other Defect or Disease of the
Eyes (excluding those recorded
in Group I)
2
-
—
2
Total
145
2
—
147
Total number of Pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 132
(b) Otherwise 2
Total number of Pupils who obtained or received spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 105
(b) Otherwise 28