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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES.
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT RETURNS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1946
TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections :
(1) No. of Inspections :—
Entrants—500. Second Age Group—97. Third Age
Group—713.
Total 1310
(2) No. of other Routine Inspections—913.
Grand Total 2223
B.—Other Inspections :
No. of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections—1278.
TABLE II.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE
GROUPS.
| Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly Sub-normal) | D (Bad) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No | % | ||
| Entrants | 500 | 196 | 39.7 | 252 | 50.4 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | .2 |
| Second | 97 | 36 | 37.1 | 53 | 54.0 | 8 | 8.0 | - | - |
| Third | 713 | 349 | 48.8 | 333 | 467 | 29 | 4.0 | 2 | .2 |
| Other | 913 | 437 | 47.8 | 440 | 48.2 | 36 | 3.9 | - | - |
| TOTALS | 2223 | 1018 | 45.8 | 1078 | 124 | 5.5 | 3 | 0.13 | |