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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
East Ham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Second Age-group | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ThirdAge-group | 326 | 31 | 9.5 | 275 | 84.3 | 20 | 6.1 | — | — |
| Other Routine Inspections | 767 | 98 | 12.7 | 641 | 83.5 | 28 | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,093 | 129 | 11.8 | 916 | 83.8 | 48 | 4.3 | — | — |
TABLE IV.
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) | |||
| B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Ringworm-Scalp— | ||||||
| (i). X-Ray Treatment. If none, indicate by dash | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (ii.) Other | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ringworm-Body | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | - | - | — | — |
| Other skin disease | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | ||||||
| — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 5 | 20 | - | - | 5 | 20 | |
| Total | 6 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 24 |