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 Holborn Borough]
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Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Holborn, 1935.
Age Groups. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
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Good | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes. | ||
Entrants— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 143 | 25 | 117 | 1 | 36 | 89 | 18 | — | 139 | 4 | — | 140 | 3 | — | 93 | 50 | — | — | — | — |
Girls | 155 | 87 | 118 | — | 42 | 93 | 20 | — | 146 | 9 | — | 150 | 5 | — | 109 | 46 | — | - | — | — |
Age 7— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 117 | 12 | 105 | — | 16 | 69 | 30 | 2 | 113 | 4 | — | 114 | 3 | — | 90 | 24 | 3 | 49 | 52 | 13 |
Girls | 111 | 17 | 94 | — | 27 | 73 | 11 | — | 94 | 17 | — | 103 | 8 | — | 76 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 60 | 16 |
Age 11— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 178 | 10 | 168 | — | 29 | 123 | 26 | — | 172 | 6 | — | 168 | 10 | — | 141 | 30 | 2 | 105 | 38 | 35 |
Girls | 164 | 15 | 148 | 1 | 30 | 109 | 25 | - | 149 | 14 | 1 | 158 | 6 | — | 137 | 27 | — | 90 | 37 | 36 |
Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 185 | 44 | 141 | — | 49 | 112 | 24 | — | 179 | 6 | — | 181 | 4 | — | 152 | 33 | — | 106 | 46 | 33 |
Girls | 178 | 51 | 127 | — | 60 | 101 | 17 | — | 163 | 15 | — | 173 | 5 | — | 146 | 32 | — | 109 | 32 | 37 |
Total | 1,231 | 211 | 1,018 | 2 | 289 | 769 | 171 | 2 | 1,155 | 76 | 1 | 1,187 | 44 | — | 944 | 279 | 8 | 494 | 265 | 170 |