London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Holborn 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Age Group. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of head. | Condition of Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair | poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | All sound | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decated. | 6/6 in both eyes | 6/9 in either eye. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. | ||
| Entrants- | |||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 226 | 46 | 180 | - | 29 | 168 | 28 | 1 | 212 | 14 | - | 137 | 58 | 31 | - | - | - |
| Girls. | 235 | 51 | 177 | 5 | 37 | 176 | 22 | - | 205 | 29 | 1 | 131 | 59 | 45 | - | - | - |
| Age 8- | |||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 204 | 42 | 154 | 8 | 16 | 158 | 25 | 5 | 194 | 10 | 1 | 148 | 42 | 14 | 92 | 65 | 45 |
| Girls. | 198 | 50 | 142 | 6 | 19 | 152 | 26 | 1 | 173 | 21 | 4 | 119 | 60 | 19 | 113 | 51 | 31 |
| Age 12- | |||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 189 | 25 | 162 | 2 | 10 | 156 | 23 | - | 184 | 5 | - | 143 | 43 | 3 | 119 | 22 | 46 |
| Girls | 136 | 31 | 103 | 2 | 22 | 102 | 12 | - | 122 | 13 | 1 | 101 | 31 | 4 | 87 | 26 | 23 |
| Age 14- | |||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 117 | 13 | 101 | 3 | 8 | 28 | - | 27 | 68 | 11 | - | 115 | 2 | - | 85 | 29 | 3 |
| Girls | 106 | 21 | 85 | - | 27 | 68 | 11 | - | 100 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 70 | 21 | 15 |
| Total | 1,411 | 281 | 1,104 | 26 | 168 | 1,078 | 158 | 7 | 1,305 | 99 | 7 | 951 | 339 | 121 | 555 | 205 | 181 |
| Holborn % | 19.9 | 78.3 | 1.8 | 11.9 | 76.4 | 11.7 | 92.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 67.5 | 24.0 | 8.6 | 59.0 | 21.8 | 19.2 | ||
| London % | 60.8 | 38.5 | 0.7 | 20.6 | 74.9 | 4.5 | 95.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 66.2 | 27.4 | 6.4 | 58.5 | 23.5 | 18.0 | ||