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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
Barking 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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table ii.
(b) classification of the nutrition of children inspected during the year in the routine age groups.
| Age-groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 1,639 | 400 | 24.40 | 1,122 | 68.46 | 115 | 7.02 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Second Age-group | 1,419 | 413 | 29.11 | 897 | 63.21 | 106 | 7.47 | 3 | 0.21 |
| Third Age-group | 1,249 | 261 | 21.00 | 949 | 76.00 | 39 | 3.00 | — | — |
| Other Routine Inspections | 409 | 107 | 26.16 | 275 | 67.24 | 27 | 6.60 | — | — |
| Totals | 4,716 | 1,181 | 25.04 | 3,243 | 68.76 | 287 | 6.09 | 5 | 0.11 |