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 1934.
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 | 1223 | 729 | 472 | 22 | 233 | 955 | 35 | — | 1188 | 32 | 3 | 1206 | 17 | — | 677 | 335 | 211 | — | — | — |
Girls | 1212 | 754 | 446 | 12 | 256 | 925 | 31 | — | 1149 | 59 | 4 | 1195 | 17 | — | 695 | 336 | 181 | — | — | — |
Age 8— Boys | 420 | 265 | 150 | 5 | 51 | 341 | 28 | — | 404 | 15 | 1 | 410 | 10 | — | 274 | 106 | 40 | 285 | 77 | 47 |
Girls | 413 | 241 | 169 | 3 | 60 | 342 | 11 | — | 372 | 36 | 5 | 403 | 10 | — | 248 | 120 | 45 | 285 | 75 | 47 |
Age 12— Boys | 1215 | 876 | 335 | 4 | 210 | 955 | 50 | — | 1170 | 43 | 2 | 1206 | 9 | — | 908 | 267 | 40 | 866 | 171 | 177 |
Girls | 1193 | 781. | 401 | 8 | 302 | 852 | 39 | — | 1076 | 98 | 19 | 1183 | 10 | — | 915 | 251 | 27 | 859 | 156 | 178 |
Age 14— Boys | 1537 | 1023 | 502 | 12 | 454 | 1052 | 31 | — | 1516 | 21 | — | 1526 | 11 | — | 1026 | 457 | 54 | 1142 | 172 | 220 |
Girls | 1478 | 1035 | 431 | 12 | 544 | 898 | 36 | — | 1407 | 68 | 3 | 1466 | 12 | — | 1077 | 375 | 26 | 1092 | 181 | 203 |
Totals | 8691 | 5704 | 2909 | 78 | 2110 | 6320 | 261 | — | 8282 | 372 | 37 | 8595 | 96 | — | 5820 | 2247 | 624 | 4529 | 832 | 872 |
% St. Pancras | 65.6 | 33.5 | 0.9 | 24.3 | 72.7 | 3.0 | 95.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 98.9 | 1.1 | — | 67.0 | 25.8 | 72 | 72.7 | 13.3 | 14.0 | ||
% London | 53.9 | 45.5 | 0.6 | 20.5 | 75.3 | 4.2 | 96.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 98.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 68.8 | 26*5 | 4.7 | 65.3 | 19.2 | 15.5 |