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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 1934
[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 1934.
| 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 | 893 | 75 | 816 | 2 | 83 | 765 | 45 | — | 891 | 2 | — | 882 | 10 | 1 | 482 | 323 | 88 | — | — | — |
| Girls | 934 | 113 | 820 | 1 | 102 | 783 | 48 | 1 | 917 | 17 | — | 928 | 5 | 1 | 498 | 341 | 95 | — | — | — |
| Age 7— | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 419 | 58 | 360 | 1 | 18 | 377 | 24 | — | 409 | 10 | — | 416 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 122 | 23 | 179 | 173 | |
| Girls | 431 | 42 | 387 | 2 | 23 | 390 | 18 | — | 416 | 15 | — | 425 | 6 | — | 293 | 120 | 18 | 189 | 173 | 65 |
| Age 11- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 816 | 111 | 703 | 2 | 40 | 732 | 44 | — | 809 | 7 | — | 814 | 2 | — | 594 | 210 | 12 | 446 | 205 | 161 |
| Girls | 827 | 106 | 720 | 1 | 77 | 707 | 43 | — | 819 | 7 | 1 | 825 | 2 | — | 632 | 185 | 10 | 456 | 216 | 154 |
| Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 889 | 115 | 772 | 2 | 127 | 729 | 33 | — | 888 | 1 | — | 887 | — | 2 | 666 | 211 | 12 | 491 | 212 | 183 |
| Girls | 1138 | 158 | 979 | 1 | 149 | 970 | 19 | — | 1131 | 6 | 1 | 1136 | 2 | — | 845 | 280 | 13 | 612 | 288 | 235 |
| Total | 6347 | 778 | 5557 | 12 | 619 | 5453 | 274 | 1 | 6280 | 65 | 2 | 6313 | 29 | 5 | 4284 | 1792 | 271 | 2373 | 1267 | 863 |
| Percentage | 12·3 | 87·5 | 0·2 | 9·8 | 85·9 | 4·3 | — | 99·0 | 1·0 | — | 99·5 | 0·5 | 0·0 | 67·5 | 28·2 | 4·3 | 52·7 | 28·1 | 19·2 | |
| London | 53·9 | 45·5 | 0·6 | 20·5 | 75·3 | 4·2 | — | 96·9 | 2·8 | 0·3 | 98·9 | 1·1 | 0·0 | 68·8 | 26·5 | 4·7 | 65·3 | 19·2 | 15·5 | |