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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 1929
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
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| Year. | Average Height in Inches. | Average Weight in Pounds. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 yrs. | 8 yrs. | 12 yrs. | 5yrs. | 8 yrs. | 12 yrs. | |
| 1925 | 42.1 | 49.05 | 56.5 | 41.1 | 54-1 | 78.8 |
| 1926 | 42.4 | 49.9 | 57.5 | 40.3 | 54.6 | 82.4 |
| 1927 | 42.2 | 49.3 | 57.1 | 40.6 | 52.5 | 80.1 |
| 1928 | 42.1 | 49.5 | 57.2 | 40.2 | 56.4 | 81.2 |
| 1929 | 41.9 | 50.5 | 56.3 | 40.9 | 56.3 | 83.5 |
| Average for 5 years | 42.14 | 49.65 | 56.9 | 40.6 | 54.78 | 81.2 |
(d) Minor Ailments.—The incidence of minor ailments remains
approximately the same as for last year.
(e) Skin Disease.—The number of cases of skin disease found
at routine inspection was quite small. This is a testimony to the
efficiency of the service you carry on at the Minor Ailment Clinic.
I am sure that most of these cases are dealt with as they arise,
with the result that but few of them are found at any school
inspection.
(/) Eye Disease.—The findings of school medical inspection
show no significant deviation from last year and are generally
satisfactory. As for diseases of the skin, this circumstance is a
tribute to 'he work which is being carried on at the Minor Ailment
Clinic.
(g) Vision and Squint.—Defective vision, however, showed
a slight increase on last year, but on the other hand the number of
cases of squint was less than for last year.
It is interesting to remark that now, under the Council's
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, there is an Eyesight Clinic for
toddlers—i.e., for children under five.