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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 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: Routine Medical, Examination of Elementary School Children in Holborn in 1929.

Routine Medical, Examination of Elementary School Children in Holborn in 1929.

Age Group.Number examined.Clothing and Boots.NutritionCleanliness of Head.Cleanliness of Body.Condition of Teeth.Vision.
Good.Fair.Poor.Good.Average.Below normal.BadClean.Nits.Pediculi.Clean.Dirty.Pediculi.All sound.Less than four decayed.Four or more ecayed.6/6 in both eyes.6/9 in either eye.6/12 or worse in either eye.
Entrants—
Boys21815203—48155152126—208101405325———
Girls213151971451531519715120941424922-——
Age 8—
Boys20325175335155131958—200313837281254229
Girls2034116112816510187124202112661161253736
Age 12- .
Boys163221364361179152911593134281111435
Girls159251322271248121335157212930114934
Age 14-
Boys207211833431491520331206116235101521833
Girls16626138238122615113216241204151153028
Total1,5311901,325163001,140911,41899141,503281,091334106742150195
Holborn %12.486.61.019.674.55.992.66.50.998.21.871.321.86.968.313.817.9
London %...57.841.30.919.775.54.894.45.10.597.42.50.164.827.57.756.325.518.2