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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Age Group. | Number examined. | Clothing and Roots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits only. | Pcdiculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pcdiculi. | 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 eye. | ||
Entrants— Boys | 1,434 | 883 | 537 | 14 | 358 | 1,047 | 29 | — | 1,386 | 48 | _ | 1,383 | 51 | — | 614 | 605 | 215 | Not te | sted. | |
Girls | 1,196 | 784 | 399 | 13 | 361 | 801 | 34 | — | 1,048 | 130 | 18 | 1,123 | 67 | 3 | 516 | 458 | 222 | |||
Age 8— Boys | 1,392 | 907 | 441 | 44 | 188 | 1,159 | 45 | — | 1,336 | 54 | 2 | 1,320 | 72 | — | 537 | 679 | 176 | 690 | 373 | 302 |
Girls | 1,463 | 1,005 | 444 | 14 | 251 | 1,162 | 50 | — | 1,153 | 282 | 28 | 1,392 | 69 | 2 | 604 | 659 | 200 | 594 | 506 | 340 |
Age 12— Boys | 1,679 | 1,198 | 450 | 31 | 309 | 1,332 | 38 | — | 1,594 | 83 | 2 | 1,588 | 91 | — | 766 | 813 | 100 | 942 | 399 | 338 |
Girls | 1,691 | 1,130 | 551 | 10 | 322 | 1,311 | 58 | — | 1,400 | 273 | 18 | 1,591 | 96 | 4 | 849 | 769 | 73 | 883 | 419 | 389 |
Leavers— Boys | 1,240 | 889 | 330 | 21 | 253 | 958 | 29 | — | 1,186 | 55 | — | 1,189 | 50 | 1 | 534 | 661 | 45 | 780 | 231 | 229 |
Girls | 1,188 | 863 | 316 | 9 | 350 | 801 | 37 | — | 1,027 | 152 | 9 | 1,141 | 45 | 2 | 568 | 580 | 40 | 670 | 248 | 270 |
Total | 11,283 | 7,659 | 3,468 | 156 | 2,392 | 8,571 | 320 | — | 10,129 | 1,077 | 77 | 10,730 | 541 | 12 | 4,988 | 5,224 | 1,071 | 4,559 | 2,176 | 1,868 |
% St. Pancras | 67.9 | 30.7 | 1.4 | 21.2 | 76.0 | 2.8 | 89.8 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 95.1 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 44.2 | 46.3 | 9.5 | 51.3 | 26.2 | 22.5 | ||
% London | 60.1 | 38.0 | 1.9 | 21.8 | 72.7 | 5.5 | 87.8 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 93.8 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 60.7 | 31.5 | 7.8 | 51.9 | 27.8 | 20.3 |