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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
Holborn 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Routine Medical Examination of Elementahy School Childken in Holbokn, 1928.
| Age Group. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutritio | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Condition of Teeth. | Vision | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes, i | 6/9 in either eye. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. | ||
| Entrants— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 342 | 143 | 196 | 3 | 61 | 261 | 20 | 317 | 24 | 1 | 337 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 128 | 23 | ... | ... | ... |
| Girls | 326 | 157 | 164 | 5 | 62 | 247 | 17 | 282 | 40 | 4 | 322 | 3 | 1 | 172 | 113 | 41 | ... | ... | ... |
| Age 8— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 302 | 122 | 172 | 8 | 48 | 228 | 26 | 269 | 30 | 3 | 296 | 6 | ... | 168 | 108 | 26 | 213 | 28 | 52 |
| Girls | 262 | 115 | 140 | 7 | 48 | 190 | 24 | 197 | 53 | 12 | 257 | 5 | ... | 167 | 77 | 18 | 192 | 22 | 0 |
| Age 12- | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 194 | 40 | 145 | 9 | 33 | 149 | 12 | 184 | 10 | ... | 193 | ... | 1 | 145 | 46 | 3 | 144 | 11 | 38 |
| Girls | 182 | 40 | 138 | 4 | 39 | 132 | 11 | 132 | 45 | 5 | 177 | 5 | ... | 131 | 47 | 4 | 131 | 14 | 35 |
| Age 14- | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 198 | 46 | 145 | 7 | 50 | 137 | 11 | 178 | 20 | ... | 197 | 1 | ... | 155 | 41 | 2 | 147 | 8 | 42 |
| Girls | 178 | 52 | 123 | 3 | 48 | 121 | 9 | 142 | 34 | 2 | 177 | 1 | ... | 141 | 35 | 2 | 127 | 22 | 27 |
| Total | 1,984 | 715 | 1,223 | 46 | 389 | 1,465 | 130 | 1,701 | 256 | 27 | 1,956 | 25 | 3 | 1,270 | 595 | 119 | 954 | 105 | 234 |
| Holborn % | ... | 36.0 | 61.7 | 2.3 | 19.6 | 73.8 | 6.6 | 85.7 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 98.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 64.0 | 30.0 | 6.0 | 73.8 | 8.1 | 18.1 |
| London % | ... | 58.5 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 75.2 | 4.8 | 94.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 97.0 | 2.9 | 0.l | 64.4 | 28.3 | 7.3 | 56.1 | 25.4 | 18.6 |