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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 1943
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
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Table showing the number of children inspected in the Routine Age-groups during the years 1941, 1942 and 1943, and the Classification of the Nutrition of such children.
| Entrants. | Second Age-Group. | Third Age-Group. | Other Routine Inspections. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941-1943 (Inclusive) | |
| Number of children inspected. | 1285 | 1425 | 927 | 1790 | 1204 | 1041 | 1330 | 944 | 4175 | 5700 | 8269 | 9183 | 9273 | 26,725 | ||
| Number of children with Nutrition:- | ||||||||||||||||
| (A) Excellent | 609 | 846 | 622 | 383 | 761 | 481 | 435 | 683 | 466 | 2266 | 2091 | 2620 | 3743 | 4381 | 4189 | 12,313 |
| Percentage. | 47.4 | 44.8 | 43.6 | 41.3 | 42.5 | 39.9 | 46. 6 | 51.3 | 49.4 | 45.1 | 33.1 | 45.9 | 45.26 | 47.70 | 45.2 | 46.07 |
| (B) Normal | 638 | 774 | 1015 | 705 | 516 | 644 | 470 | 2064 | 3043 | 4232 | 4751 | 4989 | 13,972 | |||
| Percentage. | 49.7 | 54.4 | 54.3 | 55.2 | 56.7 | 58.6 | 49.5 | 48.4 | 49.8 | 51.1 | 49.4 | 53.3 | 51.17 | 51.72 | 53.3 | 52.23 |
| (C) Slaghtly sub-normal | 38 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 39 | 3 | 182 | 20 | 40 | 291 | 51 | 95 | 437 | ||
| Percentage. | 3.0 | 0.74 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.22 | 3.6 | 0.47 | 0.8 | 3.52 | 0.56 | 1.63 | ||||
| (D) Bad | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Percentage | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.09 | - | - | 0.04 | .03 | - | 0.036 | - | 0.02 | |
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