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 Hampstead Borough]
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| Number who were examined | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average | Below normal | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than 4 decayed. | 4 or more decayed. | No. rec. for treatment | ||
| Entrants: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 428 | 420 | 8 | — | 111 | 823 | 34 | — | 425 | — | 3 | 428 | — | — | 252 | 113 | 63 | 156 |
| Girls | 350 | 342 | 8 | — | 105 | 216 | 29 | — | 350 | — | — | 350 | — | — | 188 | 102 | 60 | 144 |
| Total | 778 | 762 | 16 | — | 216 | 499 | 63 | — | 775 | — | 3 | 778 | — | — | 440 | 215 | 123 | 300 |
| Hampstead per cent-ages | 97.9 | 2.1 | — | 27.8 | 64.1 | 8.1 | — | 99.6 | — | 0.4 | 100.0 | — | — | 56.6 | 27.6 | 15.8 | 38.6 | |
| London per cent-ages | 56.6 | 42.9 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 77.9 | 5.7 | 97.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 99.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 55.8 | 34.3 | 9.9 | 40.2 | ||