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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
Kingston upon Thames 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE II.—
| (25) Bronchitis | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | |
| Lungs (26) I Other nonTb. Diseases | 2 | 8 | 35 | — | |
| Pulmonary (27) Definite | — | — | - | — | |
| (28)Suspected | — | — | - | — | |
| Non-Pulmo'y(29)Glands | — | — | - | — | |
| Tuberculosis (30)Bones & Joints | — | — | -_ | — | |
| (3l)Skin | - | — | - | — | |
| (32)Other Forms | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Nervous | (33) Epilepsy | - | — | - | - |
| (34) Chorea | - | - | - | - | |
| System (35) Other Conditions | 2 | - | - | - | |
| (36) Rickets | - | - | - | - | |
| Deformities (37) Spinal Curvature | 1 | - | - | - | |
| (38) other Forms | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | |
| (9) Other Defects and Diseases (excl. Defects of Nutrition, Unclean-liness & Dental Diseases) | 13 | 5 | 289 | 1 | |
| Total | 135 | 113 | 1,076 | 15 | |
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 | 376 | 84 | 22.3 | 255 | 67.9 | 37 | 9.8 | — | — |
| Second Age Group | 360 | 64 | 17.8 | 277 | 76.9 | 19 | 5.3 | — | — |
| Third Age Group | 397 | 102 | 25.7 | 268 | 67.5 | 27 | 6.8 | — | - |
| Other Routine Inspections | 161 | 48 | 29.8 | 110 | 68.3 | 3 | 1.9 | — | — |
| Total | 1,294 | 298 | 23.0 | 910 | 70.3 | 86 | 6.7 | — | - |