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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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected during the Year
in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age-groups. | Number of Pupils Inspected | A. (Excellent). | B. (Normal). | C. (Slightly subnormal). | D. (Bad). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No | % | ||
| Entrants | 1,270 | 319 | 25.12 | 861 | 67.79 | 90 | 7.09 | —. | — |
| Age 7 | 172 | 12 | 6.98 | 151 | 87.79 | 9 | 5.23 | — | — |
| Age 10 | 135 | 24 | 17.78 | 108 | 80.00 | 3 | 2.22 | — | — |
| Leavers | 545 | 100 | 18.36 | 413 | 75.78 | 32 | 5.86 | — | — |
| Other routine inspections | 318 | 69 | 21.70 | 227 | 71.38 | 22 | 6.92 | — | — |
| Totals | 2,440 | 524 | 21.47 | 1,760 | 72.14 | 156 | 6.39 | — | — |
Return of Defects Treated during the Year.
(a) Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).
Number of Defects
treated or under
Disease or Defect. treatment
during the year.
Skin:—
| Ringworm:'— | |
| Scalp:— | |
| (i) X-Ray treatment | — |
| (ii) Other | 2 |
| Body | 4 |
| Scabies | 30 |
| Impetigo | 67 |
| Other skin disease | 202 |
| Minor eye defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 41 |
| Minor ear defects | 39 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., Minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 75 |
| Totals | 460 |