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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras in 1933.
Age Group. | 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 four decayed. | Four or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes. | ||
Entrants— Boys | 1350 | 812 | 513 | 25 | 318 | 999 | 31 | 2 | 1289 | 58 | 3 | 1324 | 25 | 1 | 809 | 351 | 190 | — | — | — |
Girls | 1173 | 745 | 412 | 16 | 374 | 768 | 31 | — | 1077 | 82 | 14 | 1145 | 28 | — | 647 | 376 | 150 | — | — | — |
Age 8— Boys | 968 | 609 | 345 | 14 | 221 | 702 | 44 | 1 | 932 | 31 | 5 | 952 | 14 | 2 | 688 | 237 | 43 | 682 | 168 | 111 |
Girls | 955 | 599 | 349 | 7 | 254 | 676 | 24 | 1 | 870 | 72 | 13 | 939 | 16 | — | 672 | 221 | 62 | 668 | 146 | 132 |
Age 12— Boys | 1327 | 894 | 422 | 11 | 355 | 943 | 29 | — | 1291 | 31 | 5 | 1308 | 19 | — | 981 | 324 | 22 | 943 | 153 | 229 |
Girls | 1253 | 853 | 393 | 7 | 383 | 827 | 43 | — | 1152 | 88 | 13 | 1239 | 14 | — | 936 | 291 | 26 | 913 | 163 | 177 |
Age 14— Boys | 1268 | 860 | 395 | 13 | 455 | 788 | 25 | — | 1238 | 28 | 2 | 1251 | 17 | — | 926 | 317 | 25 | 936 | 146 | 184 |
Girls | 1227 | 848 | 366 | 13 | 543 | 656 | 28 | — | 1142 | 79 | 6 | 1203 | 23 | 1 | 900 | 292 | 35 | 833 | 200 | 192 |
Totals | 9521 | 6220 | 3195 | 106 | 2903 | 6359 | 255 | 4 | 8991 | 469 | 61 | 9361 | 156 | 4 | 6559 | 2409 | 553 | 4975 | 976 | 1025 |
% St. Pancras | 65.3 | 33.6 | 1.1 | 30.5 | 66.8 | 2.7 | 94.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 98.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 68.9 | 25.3 | 5.8 | 71.3 | 14.0 | 14.7 | ||
% London | 54.5 | 44.8 | 0.7 | 20.8 | 74.9 | 4.3 | 96.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 98.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 69.4 | 26.0 | 4.6 | 63.2 | 20.3 | 16.5 |