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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 Pupils Inspected during the Year
in the Routine Age Groups.
| Ages in years. | Number of Pupils Inspected. | A (Excellent) No. | B (Normal) No. | C (Slightly subnormal.) No. | D (Bad) No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Schools | 10 | 9 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 11 | 187 | 14 | 164 | 9 | — | |
| 12 | 367 | 36 | 321 | 10 | — | |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | — | — | |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |
| 15 | 308 | 69 | 227 | 11 | 1 | |
| 16 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Total | 890 | 124 | 735 | 30 | 1 | |
| Junior Technical, etc., Schools | 12 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| 13 | 145 | 13 | 132 | — | — | |
| 14 | 181 | 25 | 153 | 3 | — | |
| 15 | 293 | 54 | 237 | 2 | — | |
| Total | 620 | 92 | 523 | 5 | — | |
| Grand Total | 1,510 | 216 | 1,258 | 35 | 1 |
C.— Pupils Found to Require Treatment.
Number of Individual Pupils Found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (Excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. | No. of pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||
| Secondary Schools | 890 | 106 | 11.9 |
| Junior Technical, etc., Schools | 620 | 110 | 17.7 |
| Total | 1,510 | 216 | 14.3 |
Table No. 40.—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 Group VI.).
Number of Defects Treated or Under Treatment During the Year.
Two defects were treated during the year :—2 were cases of Skin Disease other than Ringworm,
Scabies or Impetigo. These cases received treatment from a private practitioner.