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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
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table II.—
B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age Groups. | No. of Children Inspected | A. (Excellent) | B. (Normal) | C. (Slightly Subnormal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 2,762 | 167 | 6.04 | 2,282 | 82.6 | 300 | 10.86 | 13 | 0.5 |
| Second Age Group | 2,973 | 312 | 10.5 | 2,354 | 79.2 | 298 | 10.0 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Third Age Group | 1,799 | 361 | 20.1 | 1,293 | 71.9 | 143 | 7.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Other Routine Inspections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 7.534 | 840 | 11.2 | 5,929 | 78.7 | 741 | 9.8 | 24 | 0.3 |
Table III.
Return of Exceptional Children in the Area on 31st December, 1936.
Children Suffering from Multiple Defects.
| Any combination of the following types of defect:— | |||||
| Blindness (not partial Blindness), | |||||
| Deafness (not partial Deafness), | |||||
| Mental Defect (Feeble minded), | |||||
| Severe Epilepsy. Active Tuberculosis. | |||||
| Crippling (as defined in Table III.—Crippled Children.) Heart Disease. | |||||
| Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
| Feeble Minded and Cripple | — | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| „ „ „ Epileptic | 2 | 1 | — | 2* | 5 |
| „ „ „ Deaf Mute | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| ,, ,, „ Severe Heart | — | — | — | 2* | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis & Cripple | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
* One over 14 years of age.