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St Pancras 1934

[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— Boys122372947222233955351188323120617677335211
Girls121275444612256925311149594119517695336181
Age 8— Boys4202651505513412840415141010274106402857747
Girls4132411693603421137236540310248120452857547
Age 12— Boys121587633542109555011704321206990826740866171177
Girls1193781.4018302852391076981911831091525127859156178
Age 14— Boys15371023502124541052311516211526111026457541142172220
Girls14781035431125448983614076831466121077375261092181203
Totals8691570429097821106320261828237237859596582022476244529832872
% St. Pancras65.633.50.924.372.73.095.34.30.498.91.167.025.87272.713.314.0
% London53.945.50.620.575.34.296.92.80.398.91.10.068.826*54.765.319.215.5