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Erith 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Medical Inspection.
This increase in inspection is the largesl recorded in the borough school medical service, and I must add, is in no small measure due to the hard work and enthusiasm of one of my colleagues, Dr. Maurice Blair, your Assistant School Medical Officer.
| No. of school children on register. | No. of Routine Medical Exams, during the year. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 4742 | 3212 |
| 1941 | 3943 | 1181 |
| 1940 | 3086 | 413 |
| 1939 | 5131 | 785 |
| 1938 | 5125 | 1689 |
| 1937 | 4982 | 1581 |
Malnutrition. Provision of Meals and Malt and Oil.
On referring to table B, and comparing these figures with
last year's, the following facts emerge.
In the first age group, entrants, there were 9.29 per cent,
in A (excellent), a decrease of 8.91 per cent.; 70.78 per cent,
were in B (normal), an increase of 5.78 per cent. ; 19.36 per
cent, in C (slightly sub-normal), an increase of 2.16 per cent. ;
and there were 0.54 in D (bad).
In the second age group, 8 year olds, there were 9.09 per
cent, in A, a decrease of 5.81 per cent.; 60.96 per cent, in B,
a decrease of 8.24 per cent.; 28.87 per cent, in C, an increase
of 13.97 per cent.; and 1.06 per cent, in D, an increase of
.16 per cent.
In other routine inspections, there were 12.24 per cent, in
A; 64.28 per cent, in B; 22.44 per cent, in C; and 1.02 per
cent, in D.
Malt and Oil.
Total amount issued during the year ... ... 1663 lbs.
Amount issued free ... ... ... ... 952 lbs.
No. of children who received free issues ... 118
Amount sold at cost price ... ... . ... 711 lbs.
At the end of the year a total of 178 children were receiving
free milk at school.