Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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C. Children Found to Require Treatment.
| Group. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Code Groups— | |||
| Entrants | 1571 | 321 | 20.43 |
| Second Age Group | 1425 | 341 | 23.92 |
| Third Age Group | 1509 | 211 | 15.97 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 4505 | 903 | 20.04 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 017 | 28 | 4.53 |
| Grand Total | 5122 | 931 | 18.15 |
TABLE II—B.
Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected durinc. the Year in the Routine Ace Groups.
| Age Groups. | No. of Children Inspected. | A. (Excellent). | B. (Normal). | C. (Slightly Subnormal). | D. (Bad). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 1,571 | 196 | 12.5 | 1,162 | 74.0 | 200 | 12.7 | 13 | 0.82 |
| Second Age Group | 1,425 | 183 | 12.8 | 1,044 | 73.2 | 190 | 13.3 | 8 | 0.56 |
| Third Age Group | 1,509 | 304 | 20.1 | 1,076 | 71.3 | 125 | 8.2 | 4 | 0.27 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 617 | 71 | 11.5 | 460 | 74.5 | 76 | 12.3 | 10 | 1.62 |
| Total | 5,122 | 754 | 14.7 | 3,742 | 73.0 | 591 | 11.5 | 35 | 0.68 |