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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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.. | 965 | 692 | 267 | 6 | 132 | 792 | 41 | — | 951 | 14 | _ | 959 | 6 | — | 604 | 248 | 113 | — | — | — |
Girls | 959 | 658 | 295 | 6 | 124 | 806 | 29 | — | 930 | 22 | 7 | 948 | 11 | — | 596 | 247 | 116 | — | — | — |
Age 7— Boys | 721 | 492 | 224 | 5 | 51 | 646 | 24 | — | 706 | 14 | 1 | 716 | 5 | — | 487 | 163 | 71 | 513 | 140 | 60 |
Girls | 737 | 511 | 222 | 4 | 100 | 619 | 18 | — | 705 | 27 | 5 | 731 | 6 | — | 502 | 176 | 59 | 519 | 138 | 69 |
Age 11— Boys | 769 | 470 | 294 | 5 | 99 | 640 | 30 | — | 752 | 17 | — | 759 | 10 | _ | 574 | 172 | 23 | 590 | 77 | 101 |
Girls | 734 | 466 | 266 | 2 | 128 | 593 | 13 | — | 686 | 43 | 5 | 729 | 5 | — | 557 | 162 | 15 | 559 | 92 | 72 |
Age 14— Boys | 904 | 599 | 296 | 9 | 181 | 698 | 25 | — | 890 | 14 | — | 893 | 11 | _ | 669 | 220 | 15 | 678 | 118 | 107 |
Girls | 865 | 592 | 273 | — | 181 | 670 | 13 | 1 | 825 | 34 | 6 | 859 | 6 | — | 630 | 219 | 16 | 619 | 115 | 131 |
Total | 6654 | 4480 | 2137 | 37 | 996 | 5464 | 193 | 1 | 6445 | 185 | 24 | 6594 | 60 | — | 4619 | 1607 | 428 | 3478 | 680 | 540 |
Percentage | 67.3 | 32.1 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 96.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 99.1 | 0.9 | — | 69.4 | 24.2 | 6.4 | 74.0 | 14.5 | 11.5 | ||
London | 54.6 | 45.1 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 77.2 | 6.6 | 97.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 98.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.5 | 67.8 | 19.0 | 13.2 |