Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Age Groups | Number Examined | CLOTHING AND BOOTS | NUTRITION | CLEANLINESS OF HEAD | CLEANLINESS OF BODY | TEETH | VISION | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Fair | Poor | Good | Average | Below normal | Bad | Clean | Nits | Pediculi | Clean | Dirty | Pediculi | All sound | Less than 4 decayed | 4 or more decayed . | 6,6 in both eyes | 6/9 in either or both eyes | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes | ||
1C90 | 313 | 772 | 5 | 198 | 836 | 56 | — | 1036 | 53 | I | 1028 | 57 | 5 | 556 | 417 | 117 | — | — | — | |
1207 | 338 | 858 | 11 | 167 | 1008 | 32 | — | 1157 | 40 | 10 | 1155 | 45 | 7 | 605 | 460 | 142 | — | — | — | |
Age 8— | 976 | 202 | 773 | 54 | 846 | 76 | — | 935 | 39 | 2 | 913 | 60 | 3 | 532 | 392 | 52 | 374 | 443 | 155 | |
977 | 209 | 764 | 4 | 103 | 822 | 52 | — | 907 | 65 | 5 | 897 | 75 | 5 | 550 | 375 | 52 | 327 | 459 | 189 | |
Age 12— Boys | 773 | 95 | 676 | 2 | 99 | 636 | 38 | — | 748 | 25 | — | 738 | 33 | 2 | 477 | 278 | 18 | 325 | 285 | 163 |
960 | 236 | 724 | — | 105 | 830 | 25 | — | 903 | 56 | 932 | 28 | — | 644 | 304 | 12 | 422 | 322 | 215 | ||
Age 14— | 616 | 524 | 58 | 532 | 26 | — | 598 | 18 | — | 598 | 17 | 401 | 205 | 10 | 302 | 177 | 136 | |||
712 | 163 | 549 | — | 81 | 621 | 10 | — | 688 | 19 | 5 | 690 | 20 | 2 | 480 | 220 | 12 | 304 | 237 | 168 | |
7311 | 1647 | 5640 | 24 | 865 | 6131 | 315 | — | 6972 | 315 | 24 | 6951 | 335 | 25 | 4245 | 2651 | 415 | 2054 | 1923 | 1026 | |
22.5 | 77.2 | 0 3 | 11.8 | 839 | 4.3 | — | 95.4 | 4.3 | 03 | 95.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 58.1 | 36.2 | 57 | 411 | 38.4 | 20.5 | ||
60.8 | 38.5 | 0.7 | 206 | 749 | 4.5 | — | 95 5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 973 | 2 6 | o.i | 662 | 27.4 | 6.4 | 58.5 | 23 5 | 18 0 |