[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1944
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS (see Administrative Memorandum No. 124, dated 31st December, 1934) 1 i N'miilier 1 ( . I) Age Groups ' ,,f 1 (Kxcelleiit) 1 (aiildren (Nonii;ii) (Slightly .suhintrmal) (Had) dnspecteil j No. 1 ' ■ No i • No. G/ 1 -■* No. Kritraiits i .:o 2-81 1N4 1 i Stj- i;, 227 10 Ol 2 •10 Second Ago (liHiup 1 ]4;-M 78 1 y-oo 2 .14 Tliifd Age Oiuuj) (Jther Routine | ]-27\ 12 10>7 i ^ y:r:,2 i 1 12 11-17 — lns))ecti<)n.s j ]r,2i c> lOsp 1 j 1 82-21 j 1 17 11 -Ri — — I'otul j 1 f;2in 1 2t)S ini r.296 j 8.V16 ’ G.'.l 10-47 4 •00 RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA This return is in respect of all exceptional children in the area, and is not confined only to those for whnm suitable accommodation is available. For the purpose of this Table no child is included who has not been examined by the School Medical Officer, by a medical member of the Authority’s staff, or by the Tuberculosis Officer. The table is made uj) from the list of exceptional children as it stood on the last day of the calendar year. Children sent b.v the Authority to Day or Residential Schools outside the area are included in this table; children who are living in Residential Schools in the area, or attend Day Schools in the area, but who come from other areas, are not included. No child is entered under more than one heading in this form BLIND CHILDREN A blind child is defined by Section 69 of the Educntion Act, 1921, as one who is too blind to be able to read the ordinary school books used by children.” This definition covers some children who are totally, or almost totally, blind and can only be appropriately taught in a school for blind children, and others who have partial sight and can be appropriately taught in a school for partially sighted children. Only the first class is included in this section. Number at Certified Schools for the Blind 6 PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN In this section are included only children who, though they^' cannot read ordinary school books or cannot read them without injury to their eyesight, have such pownr of vision that they^ can appropriately be taught in a school for the partially sighted.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927382_0042.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
