[Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England). County Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 6. Adequacy of the Diet. Expenditure upon Animal Protein shown Standard. as a Percentage of the 1 c. 2 c. 3 c. 4 c. 5 c. 6 c. 7 c. Under 35s. 71.1 64.0 54.2 57.1 40.5 — — 35s.—45s. 93.5 93.2 75.0 75.0 40.5 56.3 36.3 45s.—55s. 122.6 108.9 93.2 75.3 — 43.5 — 55s.—100s. 134.8 112.2 97.9 67.3 82.4 58.0 — 100s.—200s. 142.0 — 179.2 — 122.3 — 70.2* * Footnote—10 children. (ii) The above changes in expenditure produce, in addition to insufficiency, profound changes in the balance of the diet. The proportion of bread to total expenditure upon food rises steeply in all income groups below 55 shillings, (containing 65 per cent, of the children), from the normal of 14 per cent, with one child, to 27-39 with six. (See Table 7). Table 7. Balance of the Diet. Proportion of Bread shown as a Percentage of Total Expenditure upon Food. (Normal=14.05). Number of Children. Income Group 1 c. 2 c. 3 c. 4 c. 5 c. 6 c. 7 c. Under 35s. 22.4 15.4 24.9 26.0 24.3 _ _ 35s.—45s. 17.6 13.2 19.1 27.3 27.5 27.8 33.4 45s.—55s. 13.6 15.8 13.5 19.7 — 39.6 — 55s.—100s. 12.7 17.1 16.2 17.7 19.1 27.2 — 100s.—200s. 13.5 — 8.8 — 19.9 — 28.4* ^Footnote—10 children. Thus in families with six children Bread is seen to constitute one third of the expenditure upon food. In contrast, the pro¬ portion of expenditure upon first-class protein foods is seen to decline. (See Table 8). Table 8. Balance of the Diet. Proportion of First Class Protein shown as a Percentage of Total Expenditure upon Food. (Normal=46.28). Number of Children. Income Group 1 c. 2 c. 3 c. 4 c. 5 c. 6 c. 7 c. Under 35s. 45.6 39.1 30.7 37.3 37.6 _ _ 35s.—45s. 39.0 47.1 40.3 45.3 29.5 39.9 37.1 45s.—55s. 42.0 43.7 43.1 37.4 — 28.8 — 55s.—100s. 48.1 47.0 47.4 35.4 40.0 31.5 — 100s,—200s. 46.9 — 60.3 — 42.1 — 36.6* *Footnote—10 children.