[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster County Borough.
- Doncaster (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1942
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following table gives a summary of the findings:— GROUP. T3 G) . 0 o A. o/ /o B, o/ /o C. o/ /o D. o/ /o Entrants X 903 200 22T 630 69-8 72 8-0 1 0T Intermediates c— 00 216 25 • 5 579 68-4 51 6-0 1 o-i Leavers .. 530 81 15‘3 420 79-2 29 5'5 0 0 Totals 2280 497 21-8 1629 71-4 152 6-7 2 o-i 1 ] The figures resemble very closely those of the previous year and there is no evidence of deterioration in nutrition owing to war conditions. The diagnosis of malnutrition was made on the usual criteria—height, weight, general well- being of the child, etc. The steps taken to avoid malnutrition include the pro- vision of free meals and free milk (as described elsewhere in this report), and the provision of cod liver oil and malt, etc., free or at cost price. CLEANLINESS. The same high standard was again demanded, all children with heads containing nits, however few, being ex- cluded. In 1942, 886 individual children were excluded, an increase of 139 on the number for 1941. The figures since the adoption of this severe standard are:— 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 659 508 528 511 617 647 886 Legal proceedings were taken in 31 cases, and in each case a fine was imposed. SKIN DISEASES. The following number of cases were found at routine medical inspections in 1942:— Impetigo Dermatitis Ringworm Body Scabies Other Diseases 9 1 0 34 10](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29163006_0055.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
