London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923
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| Age, Group and number examined. | Condition of Clothing. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness—Head. | Cleanliness—Body. | Condition of Teeth. | Vision. | Mental Condition. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Good. | Average. | Poor. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits present. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Not more than 3 decayed. | 4 or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. | Average. | Poor. | Mentally deficient. | |
| Entrants—173 Boys | 39 | 120 | 14 | 71 | 93 | 9 | ... | 168 | 5 | ... | 147 | 23 | 3 | 92 | 61 | 20 | Not Tested | ... | ||||
| ,, 183 Girls | 62 | 110 | 11 | 86 | 80 | 17 | ... | 153 | 29 | 1 | 153 | 30 | ... | 114 | 56 | 13 | " | " | ... | |||
| Age 8—151 Boys | 35 | 98 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 24 | ... | 144 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 22 | 3 | 76 | 68 | 7 | 71 | 53 | 26 | 146 | 5 | ... |
| ,, 178 Girls | 18 | 117 | 13 | 72 | 88 | 18 | ... | 129 | 48 | 1 | 158 | 19 | 1 | 122 | 45 | 11 | 97 | 53 | 28 | 172 | 6 | ... |
| Age 12—37 Boys | 25 | 95 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 6 | ... | 131 | 6 | ... | 124 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 38 | 2 | 86 | 24 | 27 | 134 | 3 | ... |
| ,, 191 Girls | 55 | 120 | 16 | 100 | 72 | 19 | ... | 136 | 54 | 1 | 182 | 8 | 1 | 144 | 43 | 4 | 117 | 39 | 35 | 188 | 3 | ... |
| Total 1013 | 264 | 660 | 89 | 454 | 466 | 93 | ... | 861 | 148 | 4 | 890 | 114 | 9 | 645 | 311 | 57 | 371 | 169 | 116 | 640 | 17 | ... |
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