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St Pancras 1925

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

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Medical Routine Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras in 1925.

Age Group.Number examined.Clothing and Hoots.Nutrition.Cleanliness of Head.Cleanliness of Body.Teeth.Vision.
Good.Fair.Boor.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 eye.
Entrants— Boys196515144447355157634—1893693192738—976685304———
Girls203615085271380161046—1843175182001341992703341———
Age 8— Boys1070809258314788430—1044242105713—587351132510331208
Girls10717673013139893381929128141035351526434111537321199
Age 12— Boys159112003847194136928—154942—1562281102550561972329286
Girls155612143393252127034—1402142121518362103648733905342307
Age 14— Boys1055777277121082223—1019315102826166135830704178168
Girls1051776272327576016—9489211103615—61037932700148201
Total1139585652802281952918425811062770365111642256644339021050432816491369
% St. Pancras7512460317180.62.3—93.26.20.698.02.0—56.534.39.258.922.518.6
% London60.138.61.321.172.96.0—91.08.30.795.34.60.161.830.28.053.926.319.8