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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
Hampstead 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Medical Inspection in Elementary Schools in Hampbtkad, 1920. Classification of Children examined as regards Clothing, Nutrition, Cleanliness, etc.
| Clothing it Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness. | Teeth. | Vision. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head. Body. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ] | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 262 2S8 | 53 55 | — | 65 62 | 239 219 | 11 12 | — | 303 256 | 12 35 | 2 | 308 289 | 7 4 | — | 163 165 | 91 79 | 61 49 | not not | teste teste | d. d. | Clothing and Nutrition 1 = good. 2 = fair, 3 = poor (4 in nutrition = bad, malnourished.) | |
| 296 258 | 65 37 | — | 38 29 | 293 247 | 30 19 | 350 264 | 10 31 | 1 | 354 292 | 7 3 | 226 166 | 90 93 | 45 36 | 121 96 | 187 146 | 53 53 | Cleanliness l=clean, 2=dirty, nits present, 3 = pediculi | |||
| 212 242 | 56 55 | 4 | 38 52 | 255 236 | 9 8 | 1 | 295 262 | 7 35 | — | 295 289 | 7 8 | 185 152 | 105 133 | 12 12 | 187 158 | 60 83 | 51 51 | Teeth 1 = all sound, 2 = leas than four decayed, 3 = foui or more decayed. | ||
| 62 42 | 6 7 | — | 12 13 | 52 36 | 4 | — | 65 39 | 3 S | 2 | 64 46 | 4 3 | _ | 45 30 | 19 17 | 4 2 | 32 28 | 23 8 | 13 13 | Vision 1 = 6/6 in both eyes, 2 = 6/9 in either or both eyes, 3 = 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes (Snellan Type test). | |
| 1642 829 | 334 169 | 4 02 | 309 157 | 1577 79-7 | 93 i 1 | 1834 926 | 141 71 | 5 03 | 1937 97'8 | 43 2'2 | — | 1132 57-2 | 627 31'6 | 221 11-2 | 622 45'5 | 507 371 | 237 174 | |||
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