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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
St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Borough of St. Pancras, 1921.
Degree of Cleanliness, Nutrition, Condition of Teeth, Acuity of Vision, in Elementary School Children.
| Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Vision. | Total number of children examined. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits only. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. | ||
| Entrants— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1,270 | 760 | 31 | 396 | 1,595 | 70 | — | 1,930 | 129 | 2 | 1,920 | 140 | 1 | 697 | 987 | 377 | — | — | — | 2,061 |
| Girls | 1,310 | 695 | 25 | 416 | 1,537 | 75 | 2 | 1,725 | 284 | 21 | 1,917 | 110 | 3 | 728 | 955 | 347 | — | — | — | 2,030 |
| Age 8— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1,028 | 465 | 24 | 179 | 1,252 | 85 | 1 | 1,416 | 101 | — | 1,417 | 99 | 1 | 559 | 736 | 222 | 837 | 347 | 295 | 1,517 |
| Girls | 953 | 576 | 10 | 216 | 1,241 | 82 | — | 1,223 | 292 | 24 | 1,446 | 89 | 4 | 606 | 704 | 229 | 795 | 423 | 304 | 1,539 |
| Age 12— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 921 | 725 | 20 | 231 | 1,376 | 58 | 1 | 1,563 | 101 | 2 | 1,533 | 132 | 1 | 829 | 752 | 85 | 986 | 350 | 322 | 1,666 |
| Girls | 961 | 696 | 13 | 345 | 1,238 | 87 | — | 1,297 | 349 | 24 | 1,528 | 141 | 1 | 903 | 685 | 82 | 905 | 418 | 342 | 1,670 |
| Leavers— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 922 | 556 | 14 | 322 | 1,131 | 39 | — | 1,407 | 83 | 2 | 1,394 | 97 | 1 | 742 | 674 | 76 | 999 | 227 | 259 | 1,492 |
| Girls | 932 | 599 | 2 | 466 | 1,011 | 56 | — | 1,239 | 275 | 19 | 1,438 | 95 | — | 812 | 649 | 72 | 970 | 260 | 301 | 1,533 |
| Total | 8,297 | 5,072 | 139 | 2,571 | 10,381 | 552 | 4 | 11,800 | 1,614 | 94 | 12,593 | 903 | 12 | 5,876 | 6,142 | 1,490 | 5,492 | 2,025 | 1,823 | 13,508 |
| % St. Pancras | 61.4 | 37.6 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 76.9 | 4.1 | 87.4 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 93.2 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 11.0 | 58.8 | 21.7 | 19.5 | * | |
| % London | 59.0 | 38.7 | 2.3 | 22.9 | 71.6 | 5.5 | 85.5 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 91.3 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 57.9 | 34.2 | 7.9 | 53.1 | 26.2 | 20.7 | * | |
| * Percentage of children whose vision was tested. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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