London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southall 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
This page requires JavaScript
Table XVI.
Number requiring Dental Treatment:
| Manor House | Branch Centre | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 months | — | — | — |
| 2 years | — | — | — |
| 3 years | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 years | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Total | 16 | 18 | 34 |
Table XVII. Nutrition.
| Manor House | Branch Centre | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | b | c | d | ||||
| 18 months | a | 64 | 54 | 118 | 46 | 9 | 2 |
| b | 19 | 27 | |||||
| c | 2 | 7 | |||||
| d | — | 2 | |||||
| 2 years | a | 34 | 25 | 59 | 35 | 13 | 1 |
| b | 10 | 25 | |||||
| c | 5 | 8 | |||||
| d | - | 1 | |||||
| 3 years | a | 38 | 14 | 52 | 34 | 8 | — |
| b | 12 | 22 | |||||
| c | 3 | 5 | |||||
| d | - | — | |||||
| 4 years | a | 17 | 25 | 42 | 45 | 6 | — |
| b | l6 | 29 | |||||
| c | 2 | 4 | |||||
| d | — | — | |||||
| Total | 222 | 248 | 271 | 160 | 36 | 3 | |
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.
30