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 Finsbury Borough]
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Age Groups. | Number Examined | Clothing and boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of head. | Cleanliness of body. | Teeth. | Vision | |||||||||||||
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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 worsein either or both eyes | ||
Entrants : Boys | 460 | 109 | 349 | 2 | 48 | 378 | 34 | - | 450 | 9 | 1 | 453 | 7 | - | 261 | 160 | 39 | - | - | - |
Girls | 424 | 108 | 316 | — | 71 | 332 | 21 | — | 406 | 16 | 2 | 422 | 1 | 1 | 251 | 132 | 41 | — | — | — |
Age 7 : Boys | 333 | 70 | 263 | — | 23 | 288 | 22 | — | 324 | 9 | — | 332 | 1 | — | 217 | 102 | 14 | 217 | 76 | 40 |
Girls | 337 | 75 | 262 | — | 28 | 286 | 23 | — | 310 | 22 | 5 | 334 | 3 | — | 206 | 100 | 31 | 214 | 77 | 43 |
Age 11 : Boys | 356 | 94 | 260 | 2 | 31 | 302 | 23 | — | 349 | 6 | 1 | 355 | 1 | — | 243 | 108 | 5 | 216 | 66 | 74 |
Girls | 385 | 134 | 250 | 1 | 70 | 298 | 17 | — | 349 | 32 | 4 | 382 | 2 | 1 | 292 | 88 | 5 | 216 | 78 | 89 |
Age 14 : Boys | 464 | 110 | 353 | 1 | 80 | 364 | 20 | — | 459 | 5 | — | 460 | 4 | — | 344 | 109 | 11 | 314 | 69 | 80 |
Girls | 433 | 105 | 328 | — | 74 | 352 | 7 | — | 421 | 11 | 1 | 428 | 5 | — | 321 | 105 | 7 | 263 | 85 | 83 |
Total | 3,192 | 805 | 2,381 | 6 | 425 | 2,600 | 167 | — | 3,068 | 110 | 14 | 3,166 | 24 | 2 | 2,135 | 904 | 153 | 1,440 | 451 | 409 |
Percentage | 25.2 | 74.6 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 81.5 | 5.23 | 96.1 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 99.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 66.9 | 28.3 | 4.8 | 62.6 | 19.6 | 17.8 | ||
London | 54.6 | 45.1 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 77.2 | 6.6 | 97.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 98.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.5 | 67.8 | 19.0 | 13.2 |