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Tottenham 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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TABLE V (contd.)

VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.(Contd.)

(4) No. of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921.140.
(5) No. of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:-
(a) Under the Education Act, 192127.
(b) Under School Attendance Bye laws.-

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

No. of pupils inspected - 1st January, 1941 to 31st December, 1941.

ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.

Age.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.Total.
Boys.3.65.121.57.43.75.5.1.370.
Girls.1.79.111.54.38.29.2.-314.
Total.4.144.232.111.81.104.7.1.684.

TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.

No. of pupils inspected - 1st January, 1941 to 31st December, 1941.

ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.

Age.12.13.14.15.16.Total.
Boys.16.49.24.21.110.
Girls.1.13.27.1.42.
Total.1.29.76.25.21 .152.

TABLE 11.

Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine age groups - Secondary and Technical Schools.

No. of children Inspected.A.B.C.D.
No.%No.%No.%No.%
988.250.25.2.662.67.0.72.7.2.4..4.

TABLE 111 (Group)

Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.Under the Authority's Scheme.
Errors of Refraction (including squint.171.
Other defect or disease of the eyes.2
Total.173.
No. of children for whom spectacles were:-
(a) Pre scribed128.
(b) Obtained93.