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Tottenham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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INSPECTION OF PRIVATE NURSING HOMES
There are three private nursing homes in the Area registered with the County
Council and regularly visited by the Senior Assistant Medical Officer. All these
homes accommodate mainly chronically ill elderly patients, and particulars of the
homes are as follows.-
Claremont Nursing Home
108, Colney Hatch Lane, N10 17 patients
Kenwood Annexe Nursing Home
4 Princes Avenue, N.10 15 patients
Strathlene Nursing Home,
79 Creighton Avenue, N.10 20 patients
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Area School Population
The school population for the Area in 26419, as shown in the following table:-
| Kornsey | Tottenham | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Schools and Nursery Classes | 5870 | 7916 |
| Nursery Schools | - | 205 |
| Secondary Modern Schools | 2877 | 4873 |
| Grammar and Technical Schools | 1819 | 2654 |
| Special Schools- | ||
| Physically Handicapped | - | 99 |
| Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf (including classes for the partically deaf) | 107 | |
| 10565 | 15854 |
Periodic Medical Inspections
The following table shows the number of children inspected by years of birth and the classification of their physical condition:-
| Year of Birth | Number of pupils inspected | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| 1959 & later | 145 | 145 | 100.0 | - | - |
| 1958 | 782 | 775 | 991 | 7 | 0. 9 |
| 1957 | 699 | 689 | 98 6 | 10 | 1.4 |
| 1956 | 520 | 518 | 99 6 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 1955 | 1293 | 1286 | 99 5 | 7 | 0.5 |
| 1954 | 832 | 828 | 99 5 | 4 | 0.5 |
| 1953 | 188 | 188 | 100,0 | - | - |
| 1952 | 1255 | 1245 | 99,2 | 10 | 0.8 |
| 1951 | 1407 | 1397 | 99 3 | 10 | 0.7 |
| 1950 | 507 | 504 | 99.4 | 3 | 0.6 |
| 1949 | 249 | 248 | 99.6 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 1948 & earlier | 2886 | 2872 | 99.5 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Total | 10763 | 10695 | 99 4 | 68 | 0.6 |