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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
Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table I.—Medical Inspections of Children attending Primary and Secondary Schools—Year ended 31st December, 1945.
A.—
| (1) No. of routine Inspections according to age groups:— | |
|---|---|
| Entrants | 1,683 |
| Second Age Group | 1,706 |
| Third Age Group | 1,544 |
| Total | 4,933 |
| (2) No. of other Routine Inspections (leavers) | 843 |
| Grand Total | 5,776 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| No. of "Specials" and Ke-Inspections 20,126. |
Table II.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year under review in the routine aos groups .
| Inspections. | A. (Excellent). | B. (Normal). | C. (Slightly Sub-Normal). | D. (Bad). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 0/ /o | No. | % | No. | 0/ /o | No. | % | |
| 5,776 | 461 | 8.0 | 4860 | 84.1 | 442 | 7.7 | 13 | 0.2 |
Table III.
year under the Authority's Scheme 5,327
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | |
|---|---|
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 876 |
| Other defects or diseases of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) .. | 37 |
| Total | 913 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were: (a) Prescribed | 728 |
| (6) Obtained | 723 |