Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table I.—Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
(1) Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:— | |
Entrants | 1,531 |
Second Age Group | 2,289 |
Third Age Group | 1 ,327 |
Total | 5,147 |
(2) Number of Other Routine Inspections:— | |
Gibraltarians at Mossford School | 192 |
Grand Total | 5,339 |
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 8,299
Number of Children seen at "Rapid Surveys" at Schools 22,177
Table II.
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 Subnormal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Entrants | 1,531 | 208 | 13.7 | 1,169 | 76.4 | 152 | 9.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
Second Age-Group | 2,289 | 282 | 12.3 | 1,742 | 76.1 | 265 | 11.6 | – | – |
Third Age-Group | 1,327 | 169 | 12.7 | 1,022 | 77.0 | 135 | 10.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total Ilford Children | 5,147 | 659 | 12.8 | 3,933 | 76.4 | 552 | 10.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
Other Routine Inspections "Gibraltarians'' | 192 | 19 | 9.9 | 160 | 83.4 | 13 | 6.7 | – | – |
Total | 5,339 | 678 | 12.7 | 4,093 | 76.7 | 565 | 10.5 | 3 | –0.1 |
Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments. (Excluding Uncleanliness), for
which see Table V.
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment
during the year under the Authority's Scheme 1,404