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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
Willesden 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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B.— Classification of the Nutrition of the Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age-groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 2,274 | 323 | 14.2 | 1,513 | 66.5 | 424 | 18.7 | 14 | 0.6 |
| Second Age-group | 2,069 | 283 | 13.7 | 1,348 | 65.2 | 431 | 20.8 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Third Age-group | 1,931 | 395 | 20.5 | 1,246 | 64.5 | 282 | 14.6 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 6,274 | 1,001 | 15.9 | 4,107 | 65.5 | 1,137 | 18.1 | 29 | 0.5 |
Table No. 21.—Corresponding to Table IV. of The Board of Education's Medical
Statistical Tables.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31 st December , 1935.
Treatment Tables.
Group I. —Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp | |||
| (i) X.Ray Treatment. If none indicate by dash | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| (ii) Other „ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ringworm—Body | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Scabies | 109 | 4 | 113 |
| Impetigo | 292 | 22 | 314 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 2,523 | 52 | 2,575 |
| Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 445 | 19 | 464 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 354 | 29 | 383 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., Minor Injuries, Bruises, Sores, Chilblains, etc.) | 3,670 | 473 | 4,143 |
| Total | 7,411 | 602 | 8,013 |