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Barking 1943
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
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(b) Other Inspections.
Many children were examined under this head with the result
that defects referred for treatment or observation in previous years
were cleared.
The numbers of Special Inspections and Re-inspections during
the last two years are shewn below from which it will be observed
that there is an increase of approximately twenty three per cent on
comparison with the year 1942.
Year Year
1942. 1943.
Number of Special Inspections
and Re-inspections. 21,549 26,493
5. CONTROL SERIES OF HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS OF CHILDREN LIVING
IN BARKING.
The Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education was again
supplied with particulars of the heights and weights of selected
children living in Barking for comparison with those who had been
evacuated to Camp at Hydon Heath.
The following statement shows the progress of children in
the various age groups during recent years:-
AVERAGE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.
BOYS.
| Age-Group. | Number of individual children examined. | Year 1941 | Year 1942 | Year 1943 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (ins.) | Weight (1bs.) | Height (ins.) | Weight (lbs.) | Height (ins.) | Weight (lbs.) | ||
| 8 & 8 + | 53 | 52 | 61 | 53.2 | 66.7 | 55 | 72.2 |
| 9 & 9 + | 31 | 53.8 | 67 | 55.3 | 71.3 | 57.5 | 81.9 |
| 12 & 12 + | 84 | - | - | 58. 2 | 81 | 59.6 | 89. 2 |
GIRLS.
| Age-Group. | Number of individual children examined. | Year 1941 | Year 1942 | Year 1943 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (ins.) | Weight (lbs.] | Height ( ins. ) | Weight (lbs.) | Height ( ins.) | Weight (lbs.) | ||
| 8 & 8 + | 47 | 51.5 | 60.2 | 53.4 | 67.2 | 55. 35 | 74.7 |
| 9 & 9 + | 32 | 53.5 | 65.5 | 55.2 | 72.4 | 58.76 | 85.0 |
| 12 & 12 + | 79 | - | - | 58.2 | 85.0 | 60. 30 | 96.2 |
Those in the 12 and 12 plus groups shewn in previous
reports have now left school. Therefore, for the years
1942 and 1943 the average heights and weights are given of
another batch of children whose particulars have been
forwarded to the Board of Education.
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