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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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— Boys | 1965 | 1514 | 444 | 7 | 355 | 1576 | 34 | — | 1893 | 69 | 3 | 1927 | 38 | — | 976 | 685 | 304 | — | — | — |
Girls | 2036 | 1508 | 527 | 1 | 380 | 1610 | 46 | — | 1843 | 175 | 18 | 2001 | 34 | 1 | 992 | 703 | 341 | — | — | — |
Age 8— Boys | 1070 | 809 | 258 | 3 | 147 | 884 | 30 | — | 1044 | 24 | 2 | 1057 | 13 | — | 587 | 351 | 132 | 510 | 331 | 208 |
Girls | 1071 | 767 | 301 | 3 | 139 | 893 | 38 | 1 | 929 | 128 | 14 | 1035 | 35 | 1 | 526 | 434 | 111 | 537 | 321 | 199 |
Age 12— Boys | 1591 | 1200 | 384 | 7 | 194 | 1369 | 28 | — | 1549 | 42 | — | 1562 | 28 | 1 | 1025 | 505 | 61 | 972 | 329 | 286 |
Girls | 1556 | 1214 | 339 | 3 | 252 | 1270 | 34 | — | 1402 | 142 | 12 | 1518 | 36 | 2 | 1036 | 487 | 33 | 905 | 342 | 307 |
Age 14— Boys | 1055 | 777 | 277 | 1 | 210 | 822 | 23 | — | 1019 | 31 | 5 | 1028 | 26 | 1 | 661 | 358 | 30 | 704 | 178 | 168 |
Girls | 1051 | 776 | 272 | 3 | 275 | 760 | 16 | — | 948 | 92 | 11 | 1036 | 15 | — | 610 | 379 | 32 | 700 | 148 | 201 |
Total | 11395 | 8565 | 2802 | 28 | 1952 | 9184 | 258 | 1 | 10627 | 703 | 65 | 11164 | 225 | 6 | 6443 | 3902 | 1050 | 4328 | 1649 | 1369 |
% St. Pancras | 751 | 246 | 03 | 171 | 80.6 | 2.3 | — | 93.2 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 98.0 | 2.0 | — | 56.5 | 34.3 | 9.2 | 58.9 | 22.5 | 18.6 | |
% London | 60.1 | 38.6 | 1.3 | 21.1 | 72.9 | 6.0 | — | 91.0 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 95.3 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 61.8 | 30.2 | 8.0 | 53.9 | 26.3 | 19.8 |