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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
Richmond upon Thames 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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B- Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age-groups. | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 153 | 30 | 19.6 | 116 | 75.8 | 7 | 4.6 | — | — |
| Second Age-group | 272 | 48 | 17.7 | 206 | 75 7 | 18 | 6.6 | - | — |
| Third Age-group | 298 | 82 | 27.5 | 201 | 67.5 | 15 | 5.0 | - | — |
| Other Routine Inspections | «1 | 20 | 32.8 | 40 | 65.6 | I | 1.6 | - | — |
| Total | 784 | 180 | 23.0 | 563 | 71.8 | 41 | 5.2 | — | — |
B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups up to 31st August, 1939, as submitted to the Board.
| Age-groups. | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 67 | 10 | 14 9 | 54 | 80.6 | 3 | — | — | |
| Second Age group | 130 | 22 | 16 9 | 98 | 75.4 | 10 | 7.7 | — | — |
| Third Age-group | 240 | 56 | 23.3 | 172 | 71.7 | 12 | 5.0 | — | — |
| Other Routine Inspections | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 3.3 | — | — |
| 467 | 103 | 22.1 | 338 | 72.4 | 26 | 5.5 | — | — | |