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Brentford and Chiswick 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS .
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1939.
BRENTFORD AND CHISVICK.
TABLE 1.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
A. ROUTINE MEDICAL,INSPECTIONS.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups
Entrants 19
Second Age Group 481
Third Age Group 488
Total 988
Number of other Routine Inspections 284
Grand Total 1.272
B. OTHER INSPECTIONS,
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 2,115
TABLE 11.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR
IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS UP TO 31st AUGUST, 1939.
Age-groups
Number of
Children
Inspected
A
Excellent
B
Normal
C
Slightly"
Subnormal
D
Bad
No.
07.
/O
No.
% .
No.
%
No
%
Entrants
19
2
10.5
13
68.4
4
21.1
-
-
Second Age-group
481
165
34.3
220
45.7
94
19.5
2
■0.4
Third Age-group
488
193
39.5
223
45.7
69
14.1
3
0.6
Other Routine
Inspections
284
187
65.8
86
30.3
4
3.9
-
-
Total
1,272
547
43.0
542
42.6
178
14.0
. 5
0.4