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St Pancras 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table VI.

Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Sr. Panckas in 1938. Information supplied by the School Medical Officer of the L .C.C.

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.1 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..96569226761327924195114_9596604248113
Girls95965829561248062993022794811596247116
Age 7— Boys7214922245516462470614171654871637151314060
Girls73751122241006191870527573165021765951913869
Age 11— Boys769470294599640307521775910_5741722359077101
Girls7344662662128593136864357295557162155599272
Age 14— Boys9045992969181698258901489311_66922015678118107
Girls865592273181670131825346859663021916619115131
Total6654448021373799654641931644518524659460461916074283478680540
Percentage67.332.10.615.082.12.996.82.80.499.10.969.424.26.474.014.511.5
London54.645.10.316.277.26.697.72.00.398.71.20.170.226.33.567.819.013.2