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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN
INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE
GROUPS.
| Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) No. % | B (Normal) No. % | C (Slightly Sub-normal) No. % | D (Bad) No. % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants 807 | 394 | 48.8 | 352 | 43.6 | 59 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 |
| Second 78 | 22 | 28.2 | 50 | 64.1 | 6 | 7.7 | — | — |
| Third 369 | 143 | 40.1 | 181 | 49.05 | 37 | 10.0 | 3 | .8 |
| Other 371 | 175 | 47.2 | 172 | 46.4 | 22 | 5.9 | 2 | .5 |
| TOTALS 1625 | 739 | 45.5 | 755 | 46.5 | 124 | 7.6 | 7 | .4 |
TABLE III.
*
Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness).
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during
the year under the Authority's scheme—2025.
Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
Under the
Authority's
Scheme
Errors of Refraction (including squint) 130
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding
those recorded in Group I) —
Number of children for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed 77
(b) Obtained 105
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Under the
Authority's
Scheme
Received Operative Treatment
Received other forms of treatment
Total number treated
*Hospital wards closed for most of 1945.
43