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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
Bethnal Green 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Bethnal Green in 1933.
| Age Groups | 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 | Clean | Dirty | Pediculi | All sound | Less than 4 decayed | 4 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 | 1023 | 219 | 802 | 2 | 75 | 907 | 41 | — | 1018 | 5 | — | 1012 | 11 | — | 583 | 343 | 97 | — | — | — |
| Girls | 933 | 186 | 741 | 6 | 69 | 838 | 26 | — | 922 | 9 | 2 | 925 | 7 | 1 | 539 | 313 | 81 | — | — | — |
| Age 8— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 849 | 187 | 656 | 6 | 30 | 754 | 65 | — | 836 | 13 | — | 840 | 9 | — | 606 | 213 | 30 | 373 | 304 | 160 |
| Girls | 807 | 193 | 610 | 4 | 65 | 703 | 39 | — | 784 | 22 | 1 | 799 | 8 | — | 547 | 225 | 35 | 398 | 285 | 120 |
| Age 12— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 692 | 110 | 578 | 4 | 75 | 569 | 48 | — | 690 | 2 | — | 686 | 5 | 1 | 526 | 155 | 11 | 327 | 212 | 152 |
| Girls | 920 | 117 | 799 | 4 | 106 | 774 | 39 | 1 | 908 | 11 | 1 | 917 | 3 | — | 668 | 243 | 9 | 484 | 240 | 193 |
| Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 851 | 172 | 674 | 5 | 155 | 672 | 24 | — | 847 | 4 | — | 845 | 6 | — | 635 | 208 | 8 | 455 | 222 | 162 |
| Girls | 1059 | 233 | 825 | 1 | 162 | 871 | 26 | — | 1045 | 12 | 2 | 1083 | 5 | 1 | 758 | 293 | 8 | 595 | 235 | 227 |
| Total | 7134 | 1417 | 5685 | 32 | 737 | 6088 | 308 | 1 | 7050 | 78 | 6 | 7077 | 54 | 3 | 4862 | 1993 | 279 | 2632 | 1498 | 1014 |
| Percentage | 19.9 | 79.7 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 85.4 | 4.3 | — | 98.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 99.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 68.2 | 27.9 | 3.9 | 51.2 | 29.1 | 19.7 | |
| London | 54.5 | 44.8 | 0.7 | 20.8 | 74.9 | 4.3 | — | 96.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 98.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 69.4 | 26.0 | 4.6 | 63.2 | 20.3 | 16.5 | |