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London County Council 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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London County Council.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD.
Reports on the Medical Examination of County Scholars, 1902-3.
The following reports upon county scholars who were elected in the year 1902-3 have been
prepared by the Board's Medical Officers, Dr. Leslie Thome Thorne and Dr. May Dickinson
Berry—
I.—Report upon the boys by Dr. Leslie Thorne Thorne.
At the medical examination of the scholars, held under the direction of your Board in
September, 1902, and January, 1903, 348 junior, 72 intermediate, and 23 training college
scholars presented themselves.
Analysis of the physical examination of 348 junior scholars.
General appearance.—132 good, 123 fair, 72 rather delicate, 19 delicate, and 2 very delicate.
Previous illnesses.—269 had had measles, 71 whooping cough, 72 scarlet fever, 56 chickenpox,
18 bronchitis, 16 diphtheria, 13 mumps, 9 influenza, 8 croup, 8 pneumonia, 3 ringworm,
2 pleurisy, 2 congestion of the lungs, 2 jaundice, 2 rheumatism, 1 small-pox, 1 appendicitis, and
1 colic.
| Age 10. | Age 11. | Age 12. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number examined | 4 | 85 | 259 | |||
| Average height | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ft. | in. |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 7¾ | 4 | 8½ | |
| Number 10 per cent, above average | - | 2 | 9 | |||
| ,, 20 ,, ,, ,, | - | - | 1 | |||
| „ 10 ,, below „ | - | 1 | 6 | |||
| ,, 20 ,, ,, ,, | - | - | - | |||
| Average weight | st. | lb. | st. | lb. | st. | lb. |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 1½ | 5 | 7 | |
| Number 10 per cent, above average | - | 16 | 46 | |||
| ,, 20,, ,, ,, | - | 5 | 19 | |||
| „ 10 „ below „ | - | 15 | 32 | |||
| ,, 20 „ „ ,, | - | 5 | 6 | |||
| Inches. | Number of cases. | Percentage of total cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 to 25 | 3 | .8 | ||
| 25 „ 26 | 18 | 5.3 | ||
| 26 „ 27 | 63 | 18.1 | ||
| 27 „ 28 | 121 | 34.8 | ||
| 28 „ 29 | 69 | 19.8 | ||
| 29 „ 30 | 52 | 15.0 | ||
| 30 „ 31 | 15 | 4.3 | ||
| 31 „ 32 | 5 | 1.4 | ||
| 32 „ 33 | 2 | .5 | ||
| Inches. | Number of cases. | Percentage of total cases. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 196 | 56.3 |
| 3 | 119 | 34.2 |
| 4 | 13 | 3.7 |
[T.N. 1102