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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
Southall 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table No. 21.
Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Dental Disease) :
| Manor House | Branch Centre | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 months | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 years | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| 3 years | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 4 years | 15 | 27 | 42 |
| Total | 70 | 97 | 167 |
Table No. 22.
Number requiring Dental Treatment :
| Manor House | Branch Centre | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 months | – | – | – |
| 2 years | – | 3 | 3 |
| 3 years | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 years | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 11 | 13 | 24 |
Nutrition.
Nutrition is assessed for each age group in four grades (A—excellent, B—good, C—slightly subnormal, and D—bad) according to the recommendations of the Board of Education.
Table No. 23.
| Manor House | Branch Centre | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | ||||
| 18 months | A | 32 | 26 | 58 | 36 | 4 | – |
| B | 20 | 16 | |||||
| C | 4 | – | |||||
| D | – | – | |||||
| 2 years | A | 9 | 29 | 38 | 45 | 2 | – |
| B | 21 | 24 | |||||
| C | 2 | – | |||||
| D | – | – | |||||
| 3 years | A | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 1 | – |
| B | 19 | 13 | |||||
| C | 1 | – | |||||
| D | – | – | |||||
| 4 years | A | 19 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 1 | – |
| B | 15 | 31 | |||||
| C | – | 1 | |||||
| D | – | – | |||||
| Total | 158 | 172 | 163 | 159 | 8 | – | |