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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Holborn, 1937.
| 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 decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6,9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes. | ||
| Entrants— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 126 | 47 | 78 | 1 | 14 | 96 | 16 | — | 124 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 2 | — | 67 | 52 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Girls | 141 | 41 | 100 | — | 29 | 101 | 11 | — | 134 | 4 | 3 | 137 | 4 | — | 69 | 62 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Age 7— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 119 | 16 | 101 | 2 | 15 | 80 | 24 | — | 117 | 2 | — | 116 | 3 | - | 65 | 41 | 13 | 47 | 40 | 29 |
| Girls | 104 | 16 | 88 | — | 18 | 77 | 9 | — | 100 | 4 | — | 103 | 1 | - | 45 | 41 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 24 |
| Age ll— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 147 | 28 | 117 | 2 | 13 | 114 | 20 | — | 146 | — | 1 | 144 | 3 | — | 97 | 46 | 4 | 79 | 41 | 27 |
| Girls | 151 | 37 | 114 | — | 26 | 116 | 9 | — | 144 | 5 | 2 | 150 | 1 | — | 99 | 50 | 2 | 70 | 51 | 28 |
| Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 130 | 19 | 110 | 1 | 14 | 110 | 6 | — | 128 | 2 | — | 129 | 1 | — | 81 | 43 | 1 | 73 | 28 | 28 |
| Girls | 134 | 34 | 99 | 1 | 35 | 98 | 1 | — | 128 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 3 | — | 93 | 40 | 1 | 69 | 32 | 31 |
| Total | 1,052 | 238 | 807 | 7 | 164 | 792 | 96 | — | 1,021 | 23 | 8 | 1,034 | 18 | — | 616 | 380 | 56 | 378 | 232 | 167 |
| Percentage | ... | 22.6 | 76.7 | 0.7 | 15.6 | 75.3 | 9.1 | 97.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 98.3 | 1.7 | — | 58.6 | 36.1 | 5.3 | 48.6 | 29.9 | 21.5 | |
| London | ... | 55.6 | 44.1 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 77.4 | 6.1 | 97.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 99.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.5 | 67.6 | 19.0 | 13.4 | |