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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
Edmonton 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Returns in respect of children attending Secondary and Junior Technical
Schools for the year ended 31st December, 1941.
A.
(i) Cases in which a full examination has been made.
| Age | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | - | - | 21 | 62 | 28 | 22 | 53 | 33 | 5 | 3 | - | ||
| Girls | (Sec) | - | 14 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 1 | - | - | ||
| (Tech) | - | - | - | 6 | 34 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | |||
| Total (Sec) | - | - | 35 | 92 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 46 | 6 | 3 | - | ||
B. Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils inspected during the year,
in ages.
| Ages | Number of Pupils Inspected | A (Excellent ) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 35 | 7 | 21 | 7 | - | |
| 12 | 82 | 6 | 65 | 10 | 1 | |
| 13 | (Sec) | 47 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 1 |
| (Tech) | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | - | |
| 14 | (S) | 38 | 3 | 31 | 4 | - |
| (T) | 34 | 1 | 23 | 10 | - | |
| 15 | (S) | 67 | 4 | 62 | 1 | - |
| (T) | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | |
| 16 | (s) | 46 | 6 | 39 | 1 | - |
| (T) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 17 | (S) | 6 | — | 6 | - | - |
| (T) | — | - | - | — | - | |
| 18 | (S) | 3 | - | 2 | - | |
| (T) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | (S) | 524 | 30 | 262 | 30 | 2 |
| (T) | 55 | 2 | 37 | 16 | - | |
C. Defective Vision and Squint (Excluding minor eye defects treated
as minor ailments)
| -• | Number of Defects Dealt With | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 114 (Sec) | - | 114 |
| 41 (Tech) | - | 41 | |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes(excluding those recorded as minor ailments). | -(Sec) | - | - |
| -(Tech) | - | - | |
| Totals | 114 (Sec) | - | 114 |
| 41(Tech) | - | 41 | |
| Total Number of children for whom Spectacles were prescribed: | |||
| (a) under the Authority's Scheme: | 114(Sec) | ||
| 41 (Tech) | |||
| (b) Otherwise: | -(Sec) | ||
| -(Sec) | |||