[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 9

Walthamstow 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The age groups of the children inspected have been those defined
under the three code groups of the Board of Education. There has
been no departure from the Board's Schedule of medical inspection.
5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED
BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The value of the new classification is certainly greater than
that used in former years (up to the end of 1934), but, at the same
time, it is obvious on perusing the returns for 1935 from other and
comparable areas that the standards of assessment adopted vary
widely.

Table: The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—

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The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—

	1936.	1935.
Entrants	2,022	2,811
Second Age Group	1,583	1,676
Third Age Group	2,232	2,312
Total	5,837	6,799
Other Routine Inspections	361	438
Grand Total	6,198	7,237
B. Other Inspections.
Special Inspections	4,458	4,040
Re-inspections	24,718	21,183
Total	29,176	25,223

Table: (a)Nutrition.—The statistical returns relating to nutritional findings at medical inspection are given below in the form required by the Board's Administrative Memorandum issued on the 31st December, 1934.

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(a)Nutrition.—The statistical returns relating to nutritional findings at medical inspection are given below in the form required by the Board's Administrative Memorandum issued on the 31st December, 1934.

	No.	"A" Excellent.		"B" Normal		"C" Slightly Subnormal.		"D" Bad.
	Exd.	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Entrants	2,022	814	40.2	935	46.2	251	12.4	22	1.0
2nd Age Group	1,583	599	37.8	752	47.5	215	13.5	17	1.0
3rd Age Group	2,232	849	38.0	1,025	45.9	343	15.3	15	0.6
Other Routine Inspections .	361	174	48.2	143	39.6	40	11.0	4	1.1
Total	6,198	2,436	39.3	2,855	46.0	849	13.6	58	0.9

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Table: The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—

Table: (a)Nutrition.—The statistical returns relating to nutritional findings at medical inspection are given below in the form required by the Board's Administrative Memorandum issued on the 31st December, 1934.