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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 : | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | 1930 | 1929 | 1928 | 1927 | 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | |
| 1919 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1920 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1921 | 41 | 110 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1922 | 35 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 46 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 6 | — | — |
| 1923 | 44 | 60 | 28 | 68 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | 31 | 79 | 107 | 60 | 47 | 41 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | 56 | 173 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 33 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | 101 | 99 | 82 | 66 | 23 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1927 | 105 | 134 | 78 | 31 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | 100 | 116 | 58 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1929 | 91 | 68 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1930 | 28 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1931 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 646 | 907 | 512 | 355 | 221 | 174 | 90 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| 1920 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1921 | 51 | 95 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 1922 | 53 | 57 | 41 | 34 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1923 | 62 | 51 | 30 | 69 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 1924 | 46 | 60 | 98 | 45 | 38 | 51 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | 61 | 159 | 61 | 55 | 40 | 17 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 | 110 | 75 | 82 | 58 | 19 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1927 | 85 | 117 | 79 | 34 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | 93 | 106 | 46 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1929 | 90 | 65 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1930 | 37 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1931 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 702 | 820 | 513 | 355 | 201 | 145 | 80 | 34 | 15 | 7 | — |
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.—
| Year of birth. | Number. | 1 Excellent. | State of Nutrition. | 4 Malnourished. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Normal. | 3 Slightly sub-normal. | ||||
| 1919 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — |
| 1921 | 15 | 2 | 13 | — | — |
| 1922 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 1923 | 34 | 6 | 27 | 1 | — |
| 1924 | 38 | 7 | 31 | — | — |
| 1925 | 29 | 5 | 24 | — | — |
| 1926 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — |
| 1927 | 15 | 3 | 12 | — | — |
| 1928 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — |
| 1930 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Total | 203 | 35 | 164 | *4 | — |
| Percentage | 17.2 | 80.8 | 2.0 | — | |
*In these cases it was found that milk did not suit the children and convalescence
or reference to hospital for treatment was advised.