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 London County Council]
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Physical measurements at Laxon-street and Sirdar-road in relation to the estimation of nutrition are given combined as there was no material variation between the two weights of boys at these schools. Weights of the boys in different groups were averaged as follows:
Age last birthday. | Nutrition. | Standard average of 10,000 London boys, Annual Report, 1906. | ||||
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Excellent. | Very good. | Good. | Fair. | Bad. | ||
7 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 22.8 |
8 | 25.8 | 24.1 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 21.6 | 24.4 |
9 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 22.8 | 26.4 |
10 | 30.5 | 28.4 | 27.4 | 26.3 | 26.7 | 28.7 |
11 | 31.0 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 28.3 | 31.4 | 31.2 |
12 | 38.2 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 31.8 | 22.7 | 34.4 |
13 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 36.6 | 35.0 | 32.5 | 37.7 |
Anæmia which is so prevalent in towns, and which the open-air does so much to remedy, was present in a considerable number at all ages.
Age last birthday | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Totals. | |||||||
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Colour of blood. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | |
34 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 41 | 30 | 459 | |
Pale | 15 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 220 |
Very pale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 305 | |
Pale | 22 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 332 |
Very pale | – | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | 55 |
Age last birthday | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
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State of Nutrition. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | Totals. |
Excellent | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | – | — | - | - | – | 2 |
Very good | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Good | 27 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 259 |
Fair | 21 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 361 |
Bad | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 47 | |
Excellent | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 45 |
Very good | 9 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 163 |
Good | 12 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 262 |
Fair | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 148 |
Bad | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 74 |
The relation between nutrition and anaemia can be seen in this general table of the children at Laxon-street.
Nutrition. | Anæmia. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Normal. | Pale. | Very Pale. | |
Excellent | 47 | 2 | - |
Very good | 137 | 31 | - |
Good | 110 | 144 | 17 |
Fair | 17 | 116 | 18 |
Bad | 5 | • 46 | 26 |
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