London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE
GROUPS
| Age Group and Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | c (Slightly Sub-normal) | D (Bad) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | 67 | 33 | 49.2 | 30 | 44.8 | 4 | 5.9 | - | - |
| 12 | 86 | 49 | 56.9 | 34 | 39.3 | 3 | 3.5 | - | - |
| 13 | 46 | 24 | 52.2 | 18 | 39.1 | 4 | 8.7 | - | - |
| 14 | 130 | 63 | 48.5 | 65 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - |
| 15 | 185 | 106 | 57.3 | 72 | 38.9 | 7 | 3.8 | - | - |
| 16 | 67 | 50 | 74.6 | 16 | 23.9 | 1 | 1.5 | - | - |
| 17 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 4 | 30.8 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 594 | 334 | 56.2 | 239 | 40.2 | 21 | 3.5 | - | - |
Group I.-Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding
uncleanliness) :
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment
during the year under the Authority's scheme 78
Group II.-Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint:
Under the
Authority's
Scheme
Errors of Refraction (including squint) 122
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those
recorded in Group I) -
No. of children for whom spectacles were :-
(a) Prescribed 102
(b) Obtained 85
The following- information is additional to the Statutory Tables issued to the Ministry of Education :-
| Orthopaedic Clinic. | School | Welfare | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of attendances | 1261 | 404 | 1665 |
| Number of individual children | 129 | 73 | 202 |
| Total number of attendances | 227 | 170 | 397 |
| Number of individual children | 147 | 102 | 249 |