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Walthamstow 1938
[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.
The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—
| 1938. | 1937. | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Routine Medical Inspections. | 26 | |
| Entrants | 1,388 | 1,685 |
| Second Age Group | 1,579 | 1,649 |
| Third Age Group | 1,852 | 1,749 |
| Total | 4,757 | 5,083 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 315 | 209 |
| Grand Total | 5,072 | 5,382 |
| B. Other Inspections. | ||
| Special Inspections | 4,568 | 4,410 |
| Re-inspections | 30,160 | 30,714 |
5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED
BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.
(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.
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 | 1,326 | 439 | 33.1 | 780 | 58.8 | 107 | 8.0 | — | — |
| 2nd Age Group | 1,579 | 540 | 34.1 | 932 | 59.0 | 107 | 6.8 | — | — |
| 3rd Age Group | 1,852 | 786 | 42.4 | 993 | 53.6 | 73 | 3.9 | — | — |
| Other Routine Inspections | 315 | 113 | 35.8 | 179 | 56.8 | 23 | 7.3 | — | — |
| Total | 5,072 | 1,878 | 37.0 | 2,884 | 56.8 | 310 | 6.1 | - | — |
The findings may be shown comparatively as follows:—
| A and B. | C. | D. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938. Walthamstow | 93.8 | 6.1 | — |
| 1937. Walthamstow | 89.5 | 10.2 | 0.1 |
| 1937. England and Wales | 88.8 | 10.6 | 0.6 |