Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1937
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 | 735 | 44 | 691 | - | 83 | 570 | 80 | 2 | 727 | 7 | 1 | 726 | 9 | — | 422 | 262 | 51 | — | - | - |
Girls | 675 | 44 | 630 | 1 | 87 | 502 | 81 | 5 | 661 | 13 | 1 | 661 | 14 | — | 354 | 289 | 32 | — | — | — |
Age 7— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 688 | 35 | 651 | 2 | 54 | 528 | 106 | — | 686 | 1 | 1 | 688 | — | — | 491 | 184 | 13 | 378 | 192 | 116 |
Girls | 672 | 37 | 633 | 2 | 75 | 182 | 113 | 2 | 669 | 1 | 2 | 670 | 2 | — | 464 | 192 | 16 | 356 | 211 | 100 |
Age 11— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 645 | 30 | 614 | 1 | 47 | 502 | 96 | — | 644 | 1 | — | 642 | 1 | 2 | 508 | 132 | 5 | 396 | 148 | 100 |
Girls | 757 | 16 | 739 | 2 | 72 | 577 | 107 | 1 | 751 | 6 | — | 755 | 2 | — | 572 | 181 | 4 | 475 | 155 | 125 |
Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 698 | 16 | 682 | — | 76 | 582 | 40 | — | 696 | 2 | — | 696 | 2 | — | 518 | 175 | 5 | 478 | 115 | 103 |
Girls | 861 | 80 | 780 | 1 | 187 | 616 | 58 | — | 848 | 12 | 1 | 860 | 1 | — | 618 | 236 | 7 | 520 | 190 | 149 |
Total | 5731 | 302 | 5420 | 9 | 681 | 4359 | 618 | 10 | 5682 | 43 | 6 | 5698 | 31 | 2 | 3947 | 1651 | 133 | 2603 | 1011 | 693 |
Percentage | 5.3 | 94.5 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 76.0 | 12.1 | 99.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 99.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 68.9 | 28.8 | 2.3 | 60.4 | 23.5 | 16.1 | ||
London | 55.6 | 44.1 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 77.4 | 6.1 | 97.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 99.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.5 | 67.6 | 19.0 | 13.4 |