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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
Beckenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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B.— Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age Groups | No. of children inspected | 'A' Excellent | 'B' Normal | 'C' Slightly subnormal | 'D' Bad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 863 | 306 | 35.46 | 515 | 59.67 | 41 | 4.76 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Second Age-group | 651 | 189 | 29.03 | 430 | 66.05 | 32 | 4.92 | — | 0.00 |
| Third Age-group Other Routine | 476 | 145 | 30.47 | 300 | 63.02 | 31 | 6.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Inspections | 16 | 4 | 25.00 | 9 | 56.25 | 3 | 18.75 | — | 0.00 |
| Total | 2006 | 644 | 32.10 | 1254 | 62.51 | 107 | 5.33 | 1 | 0.06 |
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area, 1938
| (a) | Children suffering from combination of defects— Heart and Feebleminded | 1 |
| Totally blind children— At Certified Schools for the Blind ... | 2 | |
| (c) | Partially blind children— At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind | 2 |
| Deaf children— At Certified Schools for the Deaf | 5 | |
| (e) | Partially deaf children | Nil |
| Mentally defective children— At Certified Schools for the Mentally Defective | 17 | |
| At no school or institution | 5 | |
| At other Institutions | 1 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | Nil | |
| Children with severe epilepsy | Nil | |
| Tuberculous children— | ||
| i. Pulmonary tuberculosis— | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | |
| At no school or institution | 2 | |
| At other institutions | 2 |