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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
Girls159110895041321124726—1455122171566271779599216„„—
Age 8 Boys13157755337170111628112783611298134684495136628405255
Girls13508604864200112030—118015614132822—731485134688377261
Age 12Boys164810435969208140337_1606411160840_1043537681035307304
Girls162311314875317127036—1422187141604172107051142914325366
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