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 exam-ined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Excellent. | Normal. | Slightly Sub-Normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than 4 decayed. | 4 or more decayed. | No. rec. for treatment | ||
| Entrants: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 295 | 259 | 38 | - | 53 | 235 | 7 | - | 295 | - | - | 295 | - | - | 183 | 82 | 30 | 104 |
| Girls | 296 | 256 | 40 | - | 48 | 238 | 10 | - | 295 | - | 295 | - | 175 | 87 | 34 | 117 | ||
| Total | 591 | 513 | 78 | - | 101 | 473 | 17 | - | 590 | - | 590 | - | 358 | 169 | 64 | 221 | ||
| Hampstead per cent-ages | 868 | 132 | - | 171 | 800 | 2.9| | 99.8 | 0.2 | 99.8 | 0.2 | 60.6 ' | 28.6 | 10.8 | 37.4 | ||||
| London per cent-ages | 58.2 | 41.5 | 0.3 | 15.3 | 78.5 | 6.3 | — | 98.8 | 1.7 | 03 | 99.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 57.9 | | 33.8 | 83 | 39.3 | |