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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
London County Council 1914
Annual report of the Council, 1914 Vol. III public health...
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Appendix VI.
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APPENDIX VI.
NUMBER OF CANDIDATES EXAMINED AND THE CONDITIONS FOUND.
| Status. | No. Examined | No. of Examinations. | No. Fit. | Vaccination. | Referred back. | Rejected. | Withdrawn prior to re-examination or not yet reported. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not vaccinated. | No marks. | Want of cleanliness. | Throat. | Teeth. | Vision. | Heart. | Vaccination. | Sundry. | For one defect. | For two or more defects. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |
| Candidates for the permanent service | 384 | 738 | 535* | 921† | 379* | 689† | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 107 | 162 | 35 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 133 | 190 | 13 | (2 for 3) 34 | 146 | 224 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 55 |
| Candidates for the teaching profession | 186 | 1237 | 2771 | 1781† | 172* | 1180† | 10 | 28 | 1 | 1 | - | 33 | - | 6 | 59 | 316 | 22 | 124 | 1 | - | 9 | 31 | 23 | 140 | 75 | 402 | (1 for 3) 19 | (10 for 3) 119 | 94 | 521 | 9 | 46 | 7 | 22 |
| Candidates for scholarships | 1499 | 1971 | 2385* | 3180† | 1475* | 1885† | 82 | 119 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 172 | 29 | 44 | 585 | 745 | 232 | 314 | — | 4 | - | — | 105 | 170 | 642 | 815 | (9 for 3) 166 | (40 for 3) (4 for 4) 293 | 808 | 1108 | 18 | 51 | 8 | 41 |
| Totals | 2069 | 3946 | 3197* | 5882† | 2026* | 3754† | 94 | 154 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 205 | 29 | 51 | 751 | 1223 | 289 | 513 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 141 | 326 | 850 | 1407 | . (10 for 3) 198 | (52 for 3) (4 for 4) 446 | 1048 | 1853 | 32 | 100 | 51 | 118 |
*In the case of 40 males (36 for the permanent service, 2 for the teaching profession, and 2 for scholarships) the figures for the first examination were included in the report for 1913.
†In the case of 26 females (9 for the permanent service, 11 for the teaching profession, and 6 for scholarships) ,, ,, „ ,, ,, „ ,,