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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in Holborn in 1933.
| Age Groups. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | poor | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decays | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6 /9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyss. | ||
| Entrants— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 221 | 20 | 201 | — | 55 | 142 | 24 | — | 211 | 10 | — | 200 | 21 | — | 157 | 48 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Girl | 211 | 32 | 177 | 2 | 55 | 139 | 17 | — | 195 | 14 | 2 | 187 | 24 | — | 146 | 47 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Age 8— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 115 | 8 | 107 | — | 12 | 76 | 27 | — | 111 | 4 | — | 101 | 14 | — | 84 | 24 | 7 | 66 | 32 | 15 |
| Girls | 98 | 8 | 90 | — | 16 | 61 | 20 | 1 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 88 | 10 | — | 66 | 25 | 7 | 61 | 20 | 16 |
| Age 12— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 173 | 58 | 114 | 1 | 40 | 107 | 26 | — | 169 | 4 | — | 158 | 15 | — | 146 | 24 | 3 | 109 | 28 | 36 |
| Girls | 136 | 16 | 120 | — | 28 | 89 | 19 | — | 123 | 10 | 3 | 124 | 12 | — | 115 | 20 | 1 | 85 | 18 | 32 |
| Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 187 | 3 | 183 | 1 | 30 | 129 | 28 | — | 186 | 1 | — | 170 | 17 | — | 149 | 34 | 4 | 130 | 14 | 43 |
| Girls | 172 | 6 | 166 | — | 49 | 107 | 16 | — | 156 | 15 | 1 | 160 | 12 | — | 140 | 28 | 4 | 110 | 30 | 32 |
| Total | 1,313 | 151 | 1,158 | 4 | 285 | 850 | 177 | 1 | 1,236 | 70 | 7 | 1,188 | 125 | — | 1,003 | 250 | 60 | 561 | 142 | 174 |
| Percentage | 11·5 | 88·2 | 0·3 | 21·7 | 64·7 | 13·6 | 94·2 | 5·3 | 0·5 | 90·5 | 9·5 | — | 76·4 | 19·0 | 4·6 | 64·0 | 16·2 | 19·8 | ||
| London | ... | 54·5 | 44·8 | 0·7 | 20·8 | 74·9 | 4·3 | 96·4 | 3·2 | 0·4 | 98·2 | 1·7 | 0·1 | 69·4 | 26·0 | 4·6 | 63·2 | 20·3 | 16·5 | |