[Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.

  • Newport (Wales). County Borough Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1944. TABLE I. Medical Inspections of Children attending Public Elementary Schools. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Boys Girls Number of Inspections iu the Prescribed Groups. U1JLLUCJL ~ Entrants Second Age Group Third Age Group Other Routine Inspections Total 956 — 580 — 1,536 855 — 54G — 1,401 Totals v 1,811 — 1,126 — 2,937 B.—Other Inspections. No. of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections TABLE II. 14,902 Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups. Number of A. B. Children Inspected (Excellent) No. % (Normal) No. % subnormal) No. % Entrants . 1,811 147 8.11 1,391 76.80 273 15.07 Second Age Group .. Third Age Group . 1,126 117 10.37 807 71.66 202 17.93 Other Routine Inspections Totals _ — — — — — 2,937 264 8.98 2,198 74.83 475 16.17 I Bad) No. % TABLE III. Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st December, 1944. Group 1.—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness). Total number of defects treated or under treatment during tire year under the Authority's Scheme Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. Under the Authority’s Scheme . , ... 808 Errors of Refraction (including Squint) Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) ••• Total i... 80S | Cndei ihe Authority’s Scheim No. of Children for whom Spectacles were: .(a) Prescribed (b) Obtained Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Received Operative Treatment Received other forms of Treatment GG9 502 85 6 91 Total number Treated