London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Enfield 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Uncleanliness. Of 3,618 children examined one was found
to have vermin in her head, and 132 had nits, i.e., 3.6 per cent
were unclean.
No cases of body vermin were found.
| Number of children examined | 3,618 |
| Number of children classified "A" | 559 |
| Percentage of children classified"A" | 15.5 |
| Number of children classified "B" | 2,668 |
| Percentage of children classified "B" | 73.7 |
| Number of children classified " C" | 362 |
| Percentage of children classified "C" | 10.0 |
| Number of children classified "D" | 29 |
| Percentage of children classified "D" | .8 |
| A Excellent | |
| B Normal | |
| C Slightly sub-normal | |
| D Bad |
ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION AT SECONDARY
GRAMMAR AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
The number of children examined during the year was as
follows:—
Junior Technical School 194
Boys' Grammar School 280
Girls' County School 287
The classification of the nutrition of these children was as follows:—
| School. | Classification. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | |
| Junior Technical | 28 | 141 | 25 | – |
| Boys' Grammar | 38 | 221 | 21 | – |
| Girls' County | 85 | 198 | 3 | 1 |