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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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B.— Classification of the Nutrition of 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 | 2,484 | 178 | 7.2 | 2,143 | 86.3 | 163 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Second Age-group | 2,382 | 260 | 10.9 | 1,953 | 82.0 | 168 | 7.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Third Age-group | 1,545 | 140 | 9.1 | 1,294 | 83.7 | 110 | 7.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total | 6,411 | 578 | 9.0 | 5,390 | 84.1 | 441 | 6.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
Table corresponding to Table III of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables.—
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area—vide the Fifth Annual Report on the work in
connection with abnormal children, page 40.
Table No. 22.—Corresponding to Table IV. of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical
Tables.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1938.
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 | — | 1 |
| (ii) Other Treatment | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ringworm—Body | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Scabies | 197 | 15 | 212 |
| Impetigo | 345 | 12 | 357 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 1,852 | 24 | 1,876 |
| Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 399 | 12 | 411 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 412 | 46 | 458 |
| Miscellaneous(e.g., Minor Injuries, Bruises, Sores, Chilblains, etc.) | 4,592 | 254 | 4,846 |
| Total | 7,814 | 366 | 8,180 |