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Southall 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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It will be seen that the numbers of children requiring treatment, and the
state of nutrition of all the children examined, did not materially differ between
the two sides of the district.
Taken as a whole the state of nutrition of Southall children under 5 years
of age is satisfactory, but the mere fact that 49 out of 494 children assessed
were regarded as being below the normal for nutrition, cannot but be a source
of concern to the Council. Closely allied with the general assessment of
nutrition are the numbers of defects of such conditions as genu valgum (bent
knees) and dental diseases, and from the figures quoted in the table of defects
found, it is obvious that a relatively large proportion of pre-school children
require treatment for these conditions.
The results for the year are shown in the following statistical tables:—

Table: Table No.20.Number of Inspections in stated Groups:

Table No.20.

Number of Inspections in stated Groups:

Manor HouseBranch CentreTotal
18 months9393186
2 years7570145
3 years513990
4 years423173
Total Routine261233494
Other inspections434588
Total304278582

Table: Table No. 21.Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Dental Disease):

Table No. 21.

Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Dental Disease):

Manor HouseBranch CentreTotal
18 months192443
2 years323163
3 years272552
4 years201434
Total9894192