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St Pancras 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Borough of St. Pancras, 1924.

Degree of Cleanliness, Nutrition, Condition of Teeth, and Acuity of Vision.

Age Group.Number examined.Clothing and Boots.Nutrition.Cleanliness of Head.Cleanliness of Body.Teeth.Vision.
Good.Fair.Poor.Good.Average.Below normal.Bad.Clean.Niits only.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 eye.
Entrants Boys175911935642309142722116995641712434874656229Not test ed
Girls1591108950413211247261455122171566271779599216
Age 8 Boys13157755337170111628112783611298134684495136628405255
Girls13508604864200112030118015614132822731485134688377261
Age 12Boys164810435969208140337_1606411160840_1043537681035307304
Girls1623113148753171270361422187141604172107051142914325366
Total9289609131702815257583179286405985191161621151813283825326514141186
% St. Pancras65.634.10.316.481.71.993.06.40.698.21.70.155.835.38.955.724.120.2
% London58.640.01.419. 774.16.289.79.60.795.24.60.262.129. 48.550.929.419.7