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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
Ilford 1941
[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