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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
Hornsey 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
(a)—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of inspections in the prescribed Groups—
Entrants 394
Second Age Group 979
Third Age Group 231
Total 1,604
Number of other Routine Inspections 154
Grand Total 1,758
(b)—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 3,851
TABLE II.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS UP TO 31st AUGUST, 1939.
| AGE GROUPS | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly sub-normal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No. | % | No. | % | No | % | ||
| Entrants | 394 | 117 | 30% | 261 | 66% | 16 | 4% | - | - |
| Second Age group | 979 | 308 | 32% | 619 | 63% | 52 | 6% | - | - |
| Third Age-Group | 231 | 96 | 41% | 115 | 50% | 20 | 9% | - | - |
| Other Routine Inspections | 154 | 69 | 45% | 74 | 48% | 11 | 7% | - | - |
| TOTAL | 1,758 | 590 | 33% | 1,009 | 61% | 99 | 6% | - | - |