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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.
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 | 478 | 204 | 42.7 | 219 | 45.8 | 51 | 10.7 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Second Age Group | 424 | 184 | 43.4 | 185 | 43.6 | 53 | 12.5 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Third Age G roup | 520 | 244 | 46.9 | 204 | 39.2 | 68 | 13.0 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 745 | 385 | 51.7 | 288 | 38.6 | 68 | 9.1 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Total | 2167 | 1017 | 46.9 | 896 | 41.3 | 240 | 11.0 | 14 | 0.6 |