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 Finsbury Borough]
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Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Finsbury.
Age Groups. | Number Examined | Clothing and boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of head. | Cleanliness of body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
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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 | 482 | 76 | 400 | 6 | 53 | 385 | 44 | — | 453 | 27 | 2 | 475 | 7 | — | 282 | 146 | 54 | — | — | — |
Girls | 452 | 106 | 346 | — | 42 | 381 | 29 | — | 429 | 17 | 6 | 444 | 8 | — | 258 | 131 | 63 | — | — | — |
Age 7: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 368 | 67 | 298 | 3 | 35 | 292 | 41 | — | 352 | 15 | 1 | 359 | 9 | — | 248 | 102 | 18 | 268 | 59 | 39 |
Girls | 338 | 73 | 262 | 3 | 28 | 290 | 19 | 1 | 297 | 39 | 2 | 331 | 6 | 1 | 217 | 102 | 19 | 244 | 66 | 26 |
Age 11: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 370 | 86 | 281 | 3 | 35 | 316 | 19 | — | 360 | 7 | 3 | 360 | 9 | 1 | 277 | 83 | 10 | 224 | 88 | 58 |
Girls | 396 | 83 | 313 | — | 57 | 317 | 22 | — | 351 | 43 | 2 | 394 | 2 | — | 304 | 85 | 7 | 238 | 83 | 74 |
Age 14: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 544 | 124 | 417 | 3 | 114 | 396 | 34 | — | 531 | 13 | — | 540 | 4 | — | 377 | 160 | 7 | 357 | 92 | 95 |
Girls | 498 | 133 | 364 | 1 | 110 | 367 | 21 | — | 445 | 50 | 3 | 488 | 10 | — | 338 | 152 | 8 | 277 | 115 | 106 |
Total | 3,448 | 748 | 2,681 | 19 | 474 | 2,744 | 229 | 1 | 3,218 | 211 | 19 | 3,391 | 55 | 2 | 2,301 | 961 | 186 | 1,608 | 503 | 398 |
Percentage | 1.7 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 79.6 | 6.7 | 93.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 98.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 66.7 | 27.9 | 5.4 | 64.1 | 20.0 | 15.9 | ||
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 |