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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
London County Council 1920
Annual report of the Council, 1920. Vol. III. Public Health
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TABLE VII.
Routine Inspections, 1920.
| Clothing and footgear. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness. | Condition of teeth. | Acuity of vision. | Mental condition. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head. | Body. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | ||
| Entrants— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41,975 | Boys | 25,329 | 15,907 | 739 | 10,960 | 28,319 | 2,688 | 8 | 39,364 | 2,493 | 118 | 38,142 | 3,666 | 167 | 22,336 | 13,729 | 5,910 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| % | 60.3 | 37.9 | 1.8 | 26.1 | 67.5 | 6.4 | 93.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 90.9 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 53.2 | 32.7 | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 40,667 | Girls | 24,712 | 15,440 | 515 | 10,820 | 27,429 | 2,411 | 7 | 33,408 | 6,717 | 542 | 36,833 | 3,678 | 156 | 21,428 | 13,682 | 5,557 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Age 8— | % | 60.7 | 38.0 | 1.3 | 26.6 | 67.5 | 5.9 | 82.2 | 16.5 | 1.3 | 90.6 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 33.6 | 13.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29,477 | Boys | 16,442 | 11,981 | 1,054 | 4,966 | 21,862 | 2,645 | 4 | 27,530 | 1,885 | 62 | 26,088 | 3,277 | 112 | 14,209 | 11,404 | 3,864 | 12,187 | 10,551 | 6,025 | 27,968 | 1,480 | 29 |
| % | 55.8 | 40.6 | 3.6 | 16.8 | 74.2 | 9.0 | 93.4 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 88.5 | 11.1 | 0.4 | 48.2 | 38.7 | 13.1 | 42.4 | 36.7 | 20.9 | 94.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 | ||
| 29,282 | Girls | 17,043 | 11,658 | 581 | 5,333 | 21,654 | 2,292 | 3 | 22,398 | 6,419 | 465 | 25,934 | 3,194 | 154 | 14,176 | 11,360 | 3,746 | 11,195 | 11 ,085 | 6,491 | 28,088 | 1,170 | 24 |
| Age 12— | % | 58.2 | 39.8 | 2.0 | 18.2 | 74.0 | 7.8 | 76.5 | 21.9 | 1.6 | 88.6 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 48.4 | 38.8 | 12.8 | 38.9 | 38.5 | 22.6 | 95.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 | |
| 33,728 | Boys | 18,054 | 14,482 | 1,192 | 7,920 | 23,692 | 2,112 | 4 | 31,775 | 1,912 | 41 | 29,362 | 4,218 | 148 | 19,565 | 12,677 | 1,486 | 18,501 | 8,160 | 6,949 | 31,975 | 1,745 | 8 |
| % | 53.5 | 43.0 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 70.2 | 6.3 | 94.2 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 87.1 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 58.0 | 37.6 | 4.4 | 55.0 | 24.3 | 20.7 | 94.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 33,795 | Girls | 19,619 | 13,705 | 471 | 8,572 | 23,341 | 1,878 | 4 | 25,623 | 7,701 | 471 | 29,867 | 3,793 | 135 | 20,177 | 12,387 | 1,231 | 17,565 | 8,656 | 7,446 | 31,987 | 1,803 | 5 |
| % | 58.1 | 40.5 | 1.4 | 25.4 | 69.0 | 5.6 | 75.8 | 22.8 | 1.4 | 88.4 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 59.7 | 36.7 | 3.6 | 52.2 | 25.7 | 22.1 | 94.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Leavers for continuation school— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6,956 | Boys | 3,995 | 2,764 | 197 | 1,997 | 4,633 | 326 | — | 6,576 | 364 | 16 | 6,128 | 797 | 31 | 4,190 | 2,517 | 249 | 4,109 | 1,428 | 1,374 | 6,607 | 349 | 0 |
| % | 57.5 | 39.7 | 2.8 | 28.7 | 66.6 | 4.7 | — | 94.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 88.1 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 60.2 | 36.2 | 3.6 | 59.4 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 95.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 6,416 | Girls | 3,985 | 2,374 | 57 | 2,215 | 3,921 | 280 | — | 4,993 | 1,334 | 89 | 5,697 | 694 | 25 | 3,872 | 2,352 | 192 | 3,545 | 1,478 | 1,369 | 6,107 | 309 | 0 |
| % | 62.1 | 37.0 | 0.9 | 34.5 | 61.1 | 4.4 | — | 77.8 | 20.8 | 1.4 | 88.8 | 10.8 | 0.4 | 60.4 | 36.6 | 3.0 | 55.5 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 95.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | |
| Total— Elementary schools 222,296 | 129,179 | 88,311 | 4,806 | 52,783 | 154,851 | 14,632 | 30 | 191,667 | 28,825 | 1,804 | 198,051 | 23,317 | 928 | 119,953 | 80,108 | 22,235 | 67,102 | 41,358 | 29,654 | 132,732 | 6,856 | 66 | |
| Special schools 1,923 | % | 58.1 | 39.7 | 2.2 | 23.7 | 69.7 | 6.6 | 86.2 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 89.1 | 10.5 | 0.4 | 54.0 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 48.6 | 29.9 | 21.5 | 95.1 | 4.9 | — | |
| ... | 677 | 1,094 | 152 | 353 | 1,303 | 263 | 4 | 1,437 | 439 | 47 | 1,378 | 514 | 31 | 981 | 758 | 184 | 472 | 612 | 498 | — | — | — | |
| % | 35.2 | 56.9 | 7.9 | 18.3 | 67.8 | 13.9 1 | 74.8 | 22.8 | 2.4 | 71.7 | 26.7 | 1.6 | 51.0 | 39.4 | 9.6 | 29.8 | 38.7 | 31.5 | — | — | — | ||
31004
1 = good, 2 = normal, 3 = poor in clothing and nutrition. In cleanliness 1 = clean, 2 = dirty (nits present), 3 = pediculi. Vision: 1 = 6/6 in both eyes, 2 = 6/9 in either or both eyes, 3 = 6/12 or worse in either eye.
Teeth: 1 = sound, 2 = less than 4 decayed, 3=4 or more decayed. Mental condition: 1 = bright or normal, 2 = dull or backward, 3 = mentally defective.