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Hendon 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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that her standard of what should be regarded as normal or slightly sub-normal
had not materially varied. These results arc shown in Table XIII and it will be
seen that they approximate to those returned by the Assistant School Medical
Officers as a whole.
TABLE XII
| No. of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C Slightly sub-normal) | D (Bad) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| 1938 | 4510 | 294 | 6.52 | 3687 | 81.75 | 483 | 10.71 | 46 | 1.02 |
| l939 | 2798 | 203 | 7.26 | 2226 | 79.56 | 514 | 11.22 . | 55 | 1.96 |
| 1940 | 4675 | 582 | 12.45 | 2881 | 61.63 | 1156 | 24.73 | 56 | 1.19 |
| 1941 | 5463 | 938 | 17.17 | 3824 | 70.00 | 696 | 12.74 | 5 | 0.09 |
TABLE XIII
| , No. of Children Inspected | A Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly sub-normal) | D (Bad) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No.. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| 1938 | 1426 | 139 | 9.75 | 1125 | 78.89 | 152 | 10.66 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 1939 | 1077 | 142 | 13.18 | 816 | 75.77 | 115 | 10.68 | 4 | 0.37 |
| 1940 | 1710 | 299 | 17.48 | 1020 | 59.65 | 381 | 22.28 | 10 | 0.59 |
| l941 | 1384 | 311 | 22.47 | 893 | 64.52 | 178 | 12.86 | 2 | 0.15 |
The Scheme for the provision of milk in schools was continued and in the
case of children found to be suffering from sub-nutrition was supplemented by the
provision of cod liver oil and other foods of a high vitamin and protein content.
During the year a scheme was inaugurated for the provision of a hot
mid-day meal for children attending the public elementary schools and this, if
extensively used, will I feel certain make a very valuable contribution towards
the physical well being of the children.