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A statistical guide to the success of this work is provided by consideration of (a) the
infantile mortality rate and (b) the results of the medical examination of school entrants.
Comparative figures showing the infantile mortality rate in St. Pancras for recent years
and in the different London Boroughs for 1936 will be found on pages 14 and 16 respectively.
Particulars regarding the medical examination of school children in St. Pancras are
contained in the following tables kindly supplied by the School Me lical Officer to the London
County Council:—
In Table V the frequency of the commoner defects found in children at various ages
is given and in Table VI the children are classified in relation to clothing, nutrition, cleanliness,
teeth and vision.
Table V shows that defective teeth are by far the most frequent defect from which
children suffer when they enter school and that it remains the most frequent throughout school
life. Thus 35 per cent. of school entrants in St. Pancras in 1936 were found to have this
condition, while 21 per cent. of children examined in school at 11 years of age had delective
teeth.
Particulars of the facilities for dental treatment provided in connection with the
St. Pancras Maternity and Child Welfare scheme are given on pages 106, 107 and 110.