London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Tottenham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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45
SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (contd.).
Classification op Nutrition of Pupils Inspected
During the Year in the Routine Examinations.
Age.
Number
Examined.
A.
(Excellent.)
B.
(Normal.)
C.
(Sub-Normal.)
D.
(Bad.)
10
-
-
-
-
-
11
243
35
173
28
7
12
238
51
161
24
2
13
246
60
172
21
3
14
180
47
125
6
-
15
210
89
118
2
1
16
23
16
7
-
-
17
-
-
-
-
-
Totals
1,140
288
758
81
13
Per cent
-
25.3
66.5
7.1
1.1
Defective Vision and Squint.
Defect or Disease.
(1)
No. of Defects dealt with.
Under
the Authority's
Scheme.
(2)
Submitted to
refraction by
private
practitioner or
at hospital,
apart from the
Authority's
Scheme.
(3)
Otherwise.
(4)
Total.
(5)
Errors of Refraction (including
Squint)
190
3
193
Other Defect or Disease of the
Eyes (excluding those recorded
in Group 1)
-
-
-
-
Total
190
3
-
193
Total number of Pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 168
(b) Otherwise 3
Total number of Pupils who obtained or received spectacles:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 128
(b) Otherwise 3