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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
Wimbledon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE II.
B.—CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
| AGE-GROUPS | No. of Child-reDinspecfced | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 604 | 157 | 25.98 | 413 | 68.38 | 32 | 5.29 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Second Age-group | 500 | 90 | 18.00 | 384 | 76.80 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Third Age-group | 458 | 75 | 16.38 | 360 | 78.60 | 22 | 4.80 | 1 | 0.22 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 250 | 65 | 26.00 | 181 | 72.40 | 4 | 1.60 | ... | ... |
| Total | 1812 | 387 | 21.36 | 1338 | 73.84 | 83 | 4.58 | 4 | 0.22 |