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Bromley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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factors which make for incorrect findings. It is more an
indication of physical condition of the child examined and not
necessarily the child's nutritional state. The factor of familiar
likeness may make for a child of subnormal physique, whereas
its nutritional state may be quite normal. The height and
weight factor is not taken into consideration in this
classification.
Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups—1946.
| 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 | 549 | 30 | 5.46 | 459 | 83.61 | 60 | 10.93 | — | |
| Second Age-Group | 540 | 19 | 3.52 | 482 | 89.26 | 38 | 7.04 | 1 | 0.18 |
| Third Age-Group | 481 | 16 | 3.33 | 415 | 86.28 | 48 | 9.98 | 2 | 0.41 |
| Total | 1570 | 65 | 4.14 | 1356 | 86.37 | 146 | 9.30 | 3 | 0.19 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 202 | 8 | 3.96 | 173 | 85.64 | 19 | 9.41 | 2 | 0.99 |
| Grand Total | 1772 | 73 | 4.12 | 1529 | 86.29 | 165 | 9.31 | 5 | 0.28 |
In my previous reports I have indicated a more careful
survey of the child during the war years in comparison with
the child of the pre-war years.
Special Medical Inspections.
These include cases referred to the clinics from routine
inspections at school, or referred by teacher, attendance officers,
and also those cases brought to the clinic by the parent for one
reason or another. During the year some 6,386 medical examinations
were carried out. The chinics are held on 15 occasions a
week and are run in conjunction with minor ailment treatment
clinics. These clinics are held at.
North Clinic, 5 sessions a week;
South Clinic, 5 sessions a week;
Hayes School, 2 sessions a week;
Burnt Ash School, 3 sessions a week.
A special session at the Municipal Offices is held on Saturday
mornings for handicapped children and on other occasions
when circumstances demand it. It is at this session that
selected cases are referred for consultation.
Excluding the handicapped children, the following table
gives an indication of the defects found at these special
inspections.