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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Table showing the number of children inspected in the Routine Age-Groups during the years 1940, 1941 and 1942, and the Classification of the Nutrition of such Children.
| Entrants. | Second Age-Group. | Third Age-Group. | Other Routine Inspections. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940-1942 (inclusive) | |
| Number of children inspected. | 1120 | 1285 | 1888 | 1206 | 927 | 1790 | 945 | 1041 | 1330 | 3005 | 5016 | 4175 | 6276 | 8269 | 9183 | 23,728 |
| Number of children with Nutrition:- | ||||||||||||||||
| (A) Excellent | 430 | 609 | 846 | 472 | 383 | 761 | 416 | 485 | 683 | 1126 | 2266 | 2091 | 2444 | 3743 | 4381 | 10,568 |
| Percentage. | 38.4 | 47.4 | 44.8 | 39.1 | 41.3 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 46.6 | 51.3 | 37.5 | 45.1 | 50.1 | 38.9 | 45.26 | 47.7 | 44.5 |
| (B) Normal | 626 | 638 | 1028 | 676 | 512 | 1015 | 509 | 516 | 644 | 1786 | 2566 | 2064 | 3597 | 4232 | 4751 | 12,580 |
| Percentage | 55.9 | 49.7 | 54.4 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 56.7 | 53. 9 | 49.5 | 48.4 | 59.4 | 51.1 | 49.4 | 57.3 | 51.17 | 51.72 | 53.0 |
| (C) Slightly sab-normal | 64 | 38 | 14 | 58 | 32 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 90 | 182 | 20 | 232 | 2.91 | 51 | 574 |
| Percentage. | 5.7 | 3.0 | 0.74 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.22 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.47 | 3.7 | 3.52 | 0.56 | 2.4 |
| (D) Bad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| Percentage. | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 0.09 | - | 0.09 | .04 | - | 0.05 | 0.036 | - | 0.02 |