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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras in 1927.
| 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. | 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 | 1800 | 1352 | 439 | 9 | 313 | 1440 | 46 | 1 | 1750 | 48 | 2 | 1780 | 20 | — | 931 | 615 | 254 | — | — | — |
| Girls | 1660 | 1215 | 433 | 12 | 292 | 1324 | 44 | - | 1559 | 95 | 6 | 1632 | 27 | 1 | 820 | 598 | 242 | — | — | — |
| Age 8— Boys | 1189 | 838 | 345 | 6 | 109 | 1032 | 48 | — | 1151 | 36 | 2 | 1157 | 30 | 2 | 676 | 408 | 105 | 690 | 265 | 204 |
| Girls | 1223 | 890 | 330 | 3 | 142 | 1034 | 46 | 1 | 1115 | 93 | 15 | 1197 | 26 | — | 681 | 435 | 107 | 659 | 320 | 231 |
| Age 12— Boys | 1335 | 996 | 332 | 7 | 150 | 1165 | 20 | — | 1302 | 33 | — | 1315 | 19 | 1 | 842 | 460 | 33 | 840 | 199 | 270 |
| Girls | 1296 | 984 | 312 | — | 145 | 1125 | 25 | 1 | 1174 | 115 | 7 | 1278 | 18 | — | 856 | 409 | 31 | 787 | 232 | 275 |
| Age 14— Boys | 1407 | 1077 | 325 | 5 | 227 | 1159 | 21 | - | 1385 | 20 | 2 | 1397 | 10 | — | 924 | 448 | 35 | 965 | 177 | 260 |
| Girls | 1327 | 1008 | 318 | 1 | 292 | 1007 | 28 | — | 1239 | 82 | 6 | 1311 | 14 | 2 | 872 | 409 | 46 | 851 | 180 | 292 |
| Totals | 11237 | 8360 | 2834 | 43 | 1670 | 9286 | 278 | 3 | 10675 | 522 | 40 | 11067 | 164 | 6 | 6602 | 3782 | 853 | 4792 | 1373 | 1532 |
| % St. Pancras | 74.4 | 25.2 | 0.4 | 14.9 | 82.6 | 2.5 | — | 95.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 98.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 58.8 | 33.6 | 7.6 | 62.3 | 17.8 | 19.9 | |
| % London | 58.7 | 40.2 | 1.1 | 20.2 | 74.8 | 5.0 | — | 93.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 96.6 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 63.0 | 29.4 | 7.6 | 54.2 | 25.9 | 19.9 | |
The St. Pancras School Clinics and Treatment Centres are given on Page 21.