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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 1938
[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 1938
| 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 | 739 | 54 | 684 | 1 | 111 | 538 | 87 | 3 | 737 | 2 | — | 737 | 2 | — | 449 | 247 | 43 | — | — | — |
| Girls | 692 | 31 | 660 | 1 | 92 | 520 | 70 | 4 | 682 | 9 | 1 | 687 | 5 | — | 421 | 245 | 26 | — | — | — |
| Age 7— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 652 | 40 | 608 | 4 | 46 | 458 | 144 | 4 | 649 | 2 | 1 | 649 | 3 | — | 466 | 174 | 12 | 381 | 187 | 84 | |
| Girls | 604 | 47 | 556 | 1 | 62 | 435 | 105 | 2 | 599 | 3 | 2 | 602 | 2 | — | 420 | 179 | 5 | 348 | 177 | 78 |
| Age 11— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 647 | 124 | 519 | 4 | 69 | 507 | 71 | — | 644 | 3 | — | 642 | 5 | — | 511 | 132 | 4 | 412 | 147 | 88 |
| Girls | 672 | 14 | 656 | 2 | 75 | 503 | 83 | 1 | 666 | 4 | 2 | 666 | 3 | 3 | 517 | 149 | 6 | 435 | 128 | 108 |
| Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 600 | 21 | 578 | 1 | 70 | 465 | 65 | _ | 598 | 1 | — | 594 | 5 | 1 | 433 | 162 | 5 | 419 | 83 | 98 |
| Gills | 816 | 63 | 753 | — | 221 | 544 | 50 | 1 | 805 | 11 | — | 815 | 1 | — | 595 | 215 | 6 | 533 | 158 | 124 |
| Total | 5422 | 394 | 5014 | 14 | 746 | 3970 | 691 | 15 | 5380 | 35 | 7 | 5392 | 26 | 4 | 3812 | 1503 | 107 | 2528 | 880 | 580 |
| Percentage | 7.3 | 92.5 | 0.2 | 13.8 | 73.2 | 13.0 | 99.3 | 0 6 | 0.1 | 99.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 70.3 | 27.7 | 2.0 | 63.4 | 22.1 | 14.5 | ||
| London | 54.6 | 45.1 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 77.2 | 6.6 | 97.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 98.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 70.2 | 20.3 | 3.5 | 67.8 | 19.0 | 13.2 | ||