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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.
(Secondary Schools only.)
| Age-groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly) subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 363 | 50 | 13.77 | 299 | 82.37 | 14 | 3.86 | — | — |
| Second Age-group | 202 | 40 | 19.80 | 155 | 76.73 | 7 | 3.47 | — | — |
| Third Age-group | 100 | 38 | 38.00 | 61 | 61.00 | 1 | 1.00 | — | — |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 665 | 128 | 19.25 | 515 | 77.44 | 22 | 3.31 | — | — |
| TABLE II. (B)—CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS. (Secondary Schools only.) | |||||||||
| Age-groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly) subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
| No. | % | No. | No. | % | No. | ||||
| Entrants | 363 | 50 | 13.77 | 299 | 82.37 | 14 | 3.86 | — | — |
| Second Age-group | 202 | 40 | 19.80 | 155 | 76.73 | 7 | 3.47 | — | — |
| Third Age-group | 100 | 38 | 38.00 | 61 | 61.00 | 1 | 1.00 | — | — |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 665 | 128 | 19.25 | 515 | 77.44 | 22 | 3.31 | — | — |