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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
Bromley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age-Groups. | No. of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent). | B (Normal). | C (Slightly Sub-normal). | D (Bad). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Per cent. | No. | Per Cent. | No. | Per cent. | No. | Per cent. | ||
| Entrants | 600 | 27 | 4.5 | 487 | 81.2 | 81 | 13.5 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Second Age- Group | 519 | 38 | 7.3 | 378 | 72.8 | 99 | 19.1 | 4 | 0,8 |
| Third Age-Group | 617 | 81 | 13.1 | 408 | 66.1 | 124 | 20.1 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 31 | 2 | 6.5 | 24 | 77.4 | 5 | 16.1 | — | — |
| Total | 1767 | 148 | 8.4 | 1297 | 73.4 | 309 | 17.5 | 13 | 0.7 |
TABLE III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area, 1935.
CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
| At no School or Institution. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mentally Defective and Epileptic | 1 | |
| Mentally Defective and Partially Blind | 1 | |
| Mentally Defective and Heart Disease | 1 | |
BLIND CHILDREN.
| At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | — | — | 2 |