Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Clothing | Nutrition | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Condition of Teeth | Vision | Mental Condition. | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | i | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Entrants, Boys | 70 | 221 | 19 | 52 | 243 | 15 | 302 | - | 303 | 7 | - | 95 | 55 | ||||||||||
Percentage | 22.6 | 71.3 | 6.1 | 16.8 | 78.4 | 4.8 | 97.4 | 2.6 | 97.1 | 2.3 | 51.6 | 30.6 | 17.8 | ||||||||||
Entrants, Girls | 77 | 243 | 14 | 63 | 261 | 10 | 266 | 61 | 7 | 324 | 9 | 1 | 192 | 94 | 48 | ||||||||
Percentage | 23.0 | 72.8 | 4.2 | 18.9 | 78.1 | 3.0 | 79.6 | 18.3 | 2.1 | 97.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 57.5 | 28.1 | 14.4 | ||||||||
Age 8, Boys | 65 | 155 | 48 | 36 | 219 | 13 | 258 | 7 | 3 | 262 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 76 | 34 | 138 | 65 | 55 | - | 253 | 13 | 2 | |
Percentage | 24.3 | 57.8 | 17.9 | 13.4 | 81.7 | 4.9 | 96.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 97.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 58.9 | 28.4 | 12.6 | 51.5 | 24.2 | 20.5 | 94.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | ||
Age 8, Girls | 95 | 203 | 31 | 66 | 243 | 19 | 1 | 208 | 110 | 11 | 312 | 14 | 3 | 191 | 104 | 34 | 170 | 76 | 78 | 2 | 323 | 4 | |
Percentage | 28.9 | 61.7 | 9.4 | 20.0 | 73.9 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 63.2 | 33.4 | 3.4 | 94.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 58.1 | 31.6 | 10.3 | 51.6 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 0.6 | 98.2 | 1.2 | |
Age 12, Boys | 54 | 153 | 46 | 42 | 194 | 17 | 245 | 8 | 251 | 2 | 179 | 61 | 13 | 143 | 41 | 68 | - | 246 | 7 | ||||
Percentage | 21.3 | 60.5 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 76.7 | 6.7 | 96.8 | 3.2 | 99.8 | 0.8 | 70.8 | 24.1 | 5.1 | 58.5 | 16.2 | 26.9 | 97.2 | 2.8 | |||||
Age 12, Girls | 69 | 199 | 28 | 99 | 187 | 10 | 196 | 88 | 12 | 289 | 7 | 214 | 64 | 18 | 181 | 47 | 68 | 2 | 290 | 4 | |||
Percentage | 23.3 | 67.2 | 9.5 | 33.4 | 63.2 | 3.4 | 66.2 | 29.7 | 4.1 | 97.6 | 2.4 | 72.3 | 21.6 | 6.1 | 61.2 | 15.9 | 22.9 | 0.7 | 97.9 | 1.4 | |||
Age 14, Boys | 82 | 206 | 54 | 92 | 240 | 10 | 334 | 7 | 1 | 338 | 4 | 243 | 86 | 13 | 218 | 46 | 77 | 328 | 14 | ||||
Percentage | 24.0 | 60.2 | 15.8 | 27.0 | 70.1 | 2.9 | 97.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 98.8 | 1.2 | 71.1 | 25.1 | 3.8 | 63.7 | 13.5 | 22.5 | 96.0 | 4.0 | ||||
Age 14, Girls | 75 | 204 | 27 | 123 | 172 | 11 | 194 | 104 | 8 | 294 | 11 | 1 | 228 | 68 | 10 | 194 | 47 | 64 | 292 | 13 | 1 | ||
Percentage | 24.5 | 66.7 | 8.8 | 40.2 | 56.2 | 3.6 | 63.4 | 340 | 2.6 | 96.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 74.5 | 22.2 | 3.3 | 63.4 | 15.4 | 20.9 | 95.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
Clothing 1 = good; 2 = fair; 3 = bad.
Nutrition 1 = excellent; 2 = normal; 3 = below normal; 4 = bad.
Cleanliness—Head 1 = Clean; 2 = nits only; 3 = pediculi.
Body 1 = Clean; 2 = dirty; 3 = pediculi.
Teeth 1 = sound; 2 = less than four decayed; 3 = more than three decayed.
Vision 1 = 6-6 both eyes; 2 = 6-9 in cither eye; 3 = 6-12 or worse in either eye.
Mental Condition 1 = bright; 2 = norma.; 3 = dull; 4 = backward.