Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE II.
Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Croups.
Age-groups ' | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Entrants | 228 | 62 | 22.8 | 156 | 68.4 | 20 | 8.7 | — | — |
Second Age-group | 434 | 122 | 28.1 | 274 | 63.1 | 36 | 8.2 | 2 | 4 |
Third Age-group | 338 | 123 | 36.3 | 194 | 57.3 | 21 | 6.2 | — | — |
Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 1000 | 297 | 29.7 | 624 | 62.4 | 77 | 7.7 | 2 | 2 |