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St Pancras 1938

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

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Table VI.

Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Sr. Panckas in 1938. Information supplied by the School Medical Officer of the L .C.C.

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.1 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 or both eyes.
Entrants— Boys..965692267613279241—95114_9596—604248113———
Girls959658295612480629—93022794811—596247116———
Age 7— Boys72149222455164624—7061417165—4871637151314060
Girls737511222410061918—7052757316—5021765951913869
Age 11— Boys76947029459964030—75217—75910_5741722359077101
Girls734466266212859313—6864357295—557162155599272
Age 14— Boys904599296918169825—89014—89311_66922015678118107
Girls865592273—1816701318253468596—63021916619115131
Total6654448021373799654641931644518524659460—461916074283478680540
Percentage67.332.10.615.082.12.996.82.80.499.10.9—69.424.26.474.014.511.5
London54.645.10.316.277.26.697.72.00.398.71.20.170.226.33.567.819.013.2