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London County Council 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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xx. Annual Report of the London County Council, 1912
APPENDIX XII.
Classification of children examined as to condition of clothing, nutrition, cleanliness and condition
of teeth. Percentage of children in each class.
| Boroughs arranged topographically. | Number of children examined. | Condition of clothing. | Condition as regards nutrition. | Condition of cleanliness. | Condition of Teeth. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | |||
| A.—ENTRANTS—BOYS— | ||||||||||||||
| Paddington | 1,279 | 56.6 | 37.5 | 5.9 | 43.2 | 49.0 | 7.8 | 65.0 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 62.5 | 24.2 | 13.3 | |
| Kensington | 1,306 | 45.6 | 46.6 | 7.8 | 34.9 | 58.8 | 6.3 | 53.4 | 33.4 | 13.2 | 63.5 | 26.1 | 10.4 | |
| Hammersmith | 1,183 | 50.6 | 45.8 | 3.6 | 24.2 | 70.1 | 5.7 | 81.3 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 55.5 | 25.4 | 19.1 | |
| Fulham | 1,753 | 60.9 | 33.1 | 6.0 | 42.6 | 51.4 | 6.0 | 70.8 | 24.0 | 5.2 | 59.9 | 26.4 | 13.7 | |
| Chelsea | 573 | 52.0 | 40.3 | 7.7 | 52.0 | 37.0 | 11.0 | 61.8 | 32.6 | 5.6 | 59.2 | 31.7 | 9.1 | |
| Westminster | 967 | 61.4 | 33.1 | 5.5 | 48.5 | 38.6 | 12.9 | 71.9 | 24.9 | 3.2 | 52.0 | 40.0 | 8.0 | |
| St. Marylebone | 1,010 | 52.3 | 43.6 | 4.1 | 40.5 | 55.5 | 4.0 | 60.4 | 33.4 | 6.2 | 60.7 | 25.1 | 14.2 | |
| Hampstead | 529 | 53.9 | 43.3 | 2.8 | 62.6 | 31.4 | 6.0 | 63.3 | 34.6 | 2.1 | 63.7 | 29.3 | 7.0 | |
| St. Pancras | 2,307 | 55.9 | 40.2 | 3.9 | 42.2 | 51.6 | 6.2 | 70.4 | 24.8 | 4.8 | 62.4 | 28.6 | 9.0 | |
| Islington | 3,382 | 47.4 | 46.7 | 5.9 | 42.9 | 49.1 | 8.0 | 65.7 | 30.2 | 4.1 | 65.2 | 24.1 | 10.7 | |
| Stoke Newington | 324 | 50.3 | 48.2 | 1.5 | 35.2 | 58.9 | 5.9 | 67.3 | 30.2 | 2.5 | 71.9 | 15.1 | 13.0 | |
| Hackney | 2,241 | 52.4 | 44.5 | 3.1 | 31.3 | 58.8 | 9.9 | 62.9 | 33.4 | 3.7 | 74.1 | 21.5 | 4.4 | |
| Holborn | 453 | 45.7 | 47.2 | 7.1 | 35.6 | 57.6 | 6.8 | 69.1 | 26.6 | 3.3 | 54.8 | 30.0 | 15.2 | |
| Finsbury | 1,221 | 26.4 | 61.5 | 12.1 | 36.4 | 54.3 | 9.3 | 40.0 | 48.4 | 11.6 | 60.5 | 31.5 | 8.0 | |
| City of London | 170 | 53.5 | 44.7 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 43.5 | 8.2 | 65.3 | 31.8 | 2.9 | 42.9 | 47.1 | 10.0 | |
| Shoreditch | 1,428 | 41.6 | 52.0 | 6.4 | 49.3 | 45.9 | 4.8 | 59.3 | 37.1 | 3.6 | 78.5 | 12.7 | 8.8 | |
| Bethnal Green | 1,754 | 39.3 | 52.8 | 7.9 | 43.0 | 44.4 | 12.6 | 47.7 | 45.7 | 6.6 | 62.4 | 30.3 | 7.3 | |
| Stepney | 3,890 | 39.5 | 51.9 | 8.6 | 47.0 | 43.2 | 9.8 | 49.2 | 42.0 | 8.8 | 50.7 | 37.3 | 12.0 | |
| Poplar | 1,908 | 30.3 | 61.1 | 8.6 | 29.1 | 60.2 | 10.7 | 47.5 | 44.9 | 7.6 | 65.7 | 22.6 | 11.7 | |
| Southwark | 2,342 | 33.8 | 57.6 | 8.6 | 32.1 | 56.5 | 11.4 | 45.3 | 48.2 | 6.5 | 54.4 | 31.5 | 14.1 | |
| Bermondsey | 1,600 | 33.5 | 53.6 | 12.9 | 23.9 | 60.1 | 16.0 | 49.3 | 42.9 | 7.8 | 74.7 | 18.7 | 6.6 | |
| Lambeth | 2,719 | 55.5 | 40.6 | 3.9 | 56.5 | 37.1 | 6.4 | 62.6 | 32.7 | 4.7 | 66.6 | 21.2 | 12.2 | |
| Battersea | 1,971 | 47.7 | 45.8 | 6.5 | 18.7 | 72.4 | 8.9 | 59.6 | 34.3 | 6.1 | 43.2 | 43.5 | 13.3 | |
| Wandsworth | 3,443 | 63.0 | 33.5 | 3.5 | 36.4 | 59.7 | 3.9 | 72.7 | 24.4 | 2.9 | 56.9 | 34.7 | 8.4 | |
| Camberwell | 3,000 | 56.7 | 40.5 | 2.8 | 55.0 | 41.8 | 3.2 | 64.2 | 32.8 | 3.0 | 66.7 | 25.2 | 8.1 | |
| Deptford | 1,160 | 51.6 | 40.7 | 7.7 | 47.3 | 45.5 | 7.2 | 55.1 | 39.6 | 5.3 | 71.0 | 22.0 | 7.0 | |
| Greenwich | 1,161 | 34.4 | 60.4 | 5.2 | 33.1 | 60.5 | 6.4 | 41.9 | 52.4 | 5.7 | 67.2 | 26.2 | 6.6 | |
| Lewisham | 1,375 | 64.4 | 33.2 | 2.4 | 44.6 | 48.8 | 6.6 | 73.5 | 25.3 | 1.2 | 71.2 | 24.7 | 2.4 | |
| Woolwich | 1,431 | 51.1 | 44.1 | 4.8 | 54.2 | 41.5 | 4.3 | 72.8 | 24.0 | 3.2 | 56.3 | 27.2 | 16.5 | |
| London County | 47,880 | 48.5 | 45.5 | 6.0 | 40.9 | 51.3 | 7.8 | 60.5 | 34.1 | 5.4 | 61.9 | 27.8 | 10.3 | |
| B.—ENTRANTS—GIRLS— | ||||||||||||||
| Paddington | 1,305 | 59.6 | 36.8 | 3.6 | 47.1 | 47.9 | 5.0 | 64.3 | 25.4 | 10.3 | 64.5 | 22.5 | 13.0 | |
| Kensington | 1,230 | 47.2 | 45.4 | 7.4 | 34.1 | 62.0 | 3.9 | 54.3 | 33.2 | 12.5 | 60.0 | 27.2 | 12.8 | |
| Hammersmith | 1,212 | 51.5 | 45.4 | 3.1 | 30.5 | 65.0 | 4.5 | 82.5 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 54.1 | 25.8 | 20.1 | |
| Fulham | 1,685 | 61.0 | 34.8 | 4.2 | 43.2 | 50.3 | 6.5 | 71.6 | 22.9 | 5.5 | 62.5 | 26.6 | 10.9 | |
| Chelsea | 543 | 46.2 | 43.3 | 10.5 | 49.7 | 40.5 | 9.8 | 58.8 | 33.5 | 7.7 | 57.8 | 34.3 | 7.9 | |
| Westminster | 862 | 58.1 | 35.6 | 6.3 | 42.0 | 50.9 | 7.1 | 73.1 | 21.8 | 5.1 | 62.3 | 26.9 | 10.8 | |
| St. Marylebone | 984 | 51.0 | 44.8 | 4.2 | 41.0 | 54.2 | 4.8 | 60.7 | 32.5 | 6.8 | 60.1 | 26.0 | 13.9 | |
| Hampstead | 469 | 58.4 | 40.1 | 1.5 | 56.5 | 39.2 | 4.3 | 67.0 | 30.2 | 2.8 | 58.4 | 35.4 | 6.2 | |
| St. Pancras | 2,210 | 56.1 | 40.0 | 3.9 | 46.9 | 49.2 | 3.9 | 69.3 | 26.5 | 4.2 | 64.9 | 26.0 | 9.1 | |
| Islington | 3,258 | 51.0 | 45.4 | 3.6 | 46.2 | 46.8 | 7.0 | 66.1 | 29.3 | 4.6 | 67.4 | 22.6 | 10.0 | |
| Stoke Newington | 289 | 55.7 | 42.9 | 1.4 | 47.1 | 48.1 | 4.8 | 65.7 | 32.2 | 2.1 | 73.4 | 16.9 | 9.7 | |
| Hackney | 2,217 | 56.0 | 40.9 | 3.1 | 34.2 | 56.8 | 9.0 | 64.3 | 31.5 | 4.2 | 74.0 | 21.3 | 4.7 | |
| Holborn | 467 | 41.3 | 55.7 | 3.0 | 36.0 | 58.0 | 6.0 | 66.8 | 27.6 | 5.6 | 58.7 | 28.5 | 12.8 | |
| Finsbury | 1,109 | 26.4 | 65.4 | 8.2 | 38.5 | 51.6 | 9.9 | 39.8 | 47.1 | 13.1 | 60.3 | 31.8 | 7.9 | |
| City of London | 170 | 62.4 | 34.7 | 2.9 | 46.5 | 47.6 | 5.9 | 75.9 | 22.3 | 1.8 | 45.9 | 42.3 | 11.8 | |
| Shoreditch | 1,497 | 47.6 | 48.1 | 4.3 | 55.7 | 41.2 | 3.1 | 59.1 | 38.4 | 2.5 | 79.0 | 12.7 | 8.3 | |
| Bethnal Green | 1,664 | 44.2 | 48.8 | 7.0 | 46.4 | 43.1 | 10.5 | 49.3 | 42.6 | 8.1 | 63.9 | 30.3 | 5.8 | |
| Stepney | 3,850 | 42.9 | 50.1 | 7.0 | 48.6 | 41.3 | 10.1 | 47.1 | 43.9 | 9.0 | 51.1 | 37.7 | 11.2 | |
| Poplar | 1,794 | 35.2 | 58.2 | 6.6 | 35.5 | 55.8 | 8.7 | 47.0 | 45.7 | 7.3 | 66.1 | 23.0 | 10.9 | |
| Southwark | 2,289 | 37.1 | 56.5 | 6.4 | 38.1 | 52.1 | 9.8 | 48.1 | 46.1 | 5.8 | 55.9 | 31.5 | 12.6 | |
| Bermondsey | 1,671 | 34.0 | 53.4 | 12.6 | 27.0 | 59.8 | 13.2 | 47.9 | 44.1 | 8.0 | 74.9 | 17.3 | 7.8 | |
| Lambeth | 2,551 | 55.8 | 40.9 | 3.3 | 55.2 | 39.5 | 5.3 | 62.2 | 32.0 | 5.8 | 67.0 | 20.9 | 12.1 | |
| Battersea | 1,820 | 47.7 | 46.5 | 5.8 | 20.2 | 72.3 | 7.5 | 56.9 | 37.2 | 5.9 | 42.6 | 44.3 | 13.1 | |
| Wandsworth | 3,327 | 66.5 | 30.7 | 2.8 | 35.9 | 60.2 | 3.9 | 74.9 | 22.9 | 2.2 | 58.0 | 32.9 | 9.1 | |
| Camberwell | 2,930 | 59.8 | 38.7 | 1.5 | 56.7 | 40.6 | 2.7 | 63.7 | 33.3 | 3.0 | 64.4 | 26.9 | 8.7 | |
| Deptfor | 1,145 | 52.9 | 40.5 | 6.6 | 48.8 | 45.6 | 5.6 | 55.9 | 38.4 | 5.7 | 66.8 | 25.8 | 7.4 | |
| Greenwich | 1,196 | 40.0 | 56.5 | 3.5 | 38.4 | 57.0 | 4.6 | 50.6 | 45.4 | 4.0 | 66.0 | 25.7 | 8.3 | |
| Lewisham | 1,274 | 63.7 | 34.7 | 1.6 | 50.1 | 42.5 | 7.4 | 76.5 | 22.4 | 1.1 | 73.5 | 22.8 | 3.7 | |
| Woolwich | 1,420 | 53.6 | 43.6 | 2.8 | 53.0 | 43.7 | 3.3 | 72.8 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 58.0 | 28.1 | 13.9 | |
| London County | 46,438 | 50.6 | 44.6 | 4.8 | 43.1 | 50.3 | 6.6 | 60.9 | 33.5 | 5.6 | 62.6 | 27.3 | 10.1 | |