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Tottenham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Table: Table I.— Medical Inspections of Children attending Public Elementary Schools—Year ended 31st December, 1944.

Table I.— Medical Inspections of Children attending Public Elementary Schools—Year ended 31st December, 1944.

a.— Routine Medical Inspections.
(1) No. of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
Entrants1,355
Second Age Group1,035
Third Age Group853
Total3,243
(2) No. of other Routine Inspections733
Grand Total3,976

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B.— Other Inspections.
No. of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 20,018.

Table: Table II.— Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspectedduring the year in the routine age groups.

Table II.— Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected

during the year in the routine age groups.

No. of Children Inspected.A. (Excellent).B. (Normal).C. (Slightly Sub-Normal).D. (Bad).
No.%No.%No.%No.%
3,97643110.84314479.073869.7150.37

Table: Table III.GroupI.— Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness.)Total number of defects treated or under treatment during theyear under the Authority's Scheme 4,187GroupII.— Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.

Table III.

GroupI.— Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness.)Total number of defects treated or under treatment during the

year under the Authority's Scheme 4,187

GroupII.— Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.

Under the Authority's Scheme.
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)562
Other defects or diseases of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)4
Total566
Under the Authority's Scheme.
No. of Children for whom spectacles were:
(a) Prescribed524
(b) Obtained517