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London County Council 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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The length of time the children had been on milk and the ages (years of birth) of the children
are given in the following tables:—

Table 29.

Year of birth.Meals commenced in the following years and under observation since:
19341933193219311930192919281927192619251924
Boys (milk being continued)
19191121----1
19209412734422-
192141110272518311714551
192235462618463127236--
1923446028682525234---
19243179107604741164---
1925561736968503331---
1926101998266239-----
1927105134783110------
19281001165810-------
19299168251-------
19302817---------
19315----------
Total64690751235522117490501372
Girls (milk being continued).
19191215-------
1920912199666322-
192151954134153017593-
1922535741344620201622-
19236251306929172052--
1924466098453851125---
192561159615540175----
1926110758258193-----
192785117793481-----
1928931064611-------
19299065151-------
19303721---------
19314----------
Total7028205133552011458034157-

A number of children, at the inspections in the last term of 1934, were found no longer to
require official meals, which they had been receiving. There were 232 girls and 203 boys. The
following table shows the distribution according to the year of birth, the state of nutrition, and
the number in each year:—

Table 30.— Children discharged from official milk scheme.

Year of birth.Number.State of Nutrition.
1 Excellent.2 Normal.3 Slightly sub-normal.4 Malnourished.
Boys.
1919624--
19207-7--
192115213--
1922154101-
1923346271-
192438731--
192529524--
1926234181-
192715312--
1928172141-
193044-
Total20335164*4
Percentage17.280.82.0

In these cases it was found that milk did not suit the children and convalescence
or reference to hospital for treatment was advised.