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London County Council 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: TABLE B. Number and percentage of children in each age group classified as regards clothing, nutrition, cleanliness, condition of teeth, visual acuity and mental capacity.

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TABLE B. Number and percentage of children in each age group classified as regards clothing, nutrition, cleanliness, condition of teeth, visual acuity and mental capacity.

		Clothing and Footgear. a			Nutrition. b				Cleanliness of Head. c			Cleanliness of Body. d			Condition of Teeth. e			Visual Acuity. f			Mental Condition. g
		1	2	3	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3
Entrants	Boys No.	22,666	15,756	666	12,269	24,972	1,836	11	36,314	2,725	49	35,078	3,846	164	17,842	13,462	7,784
39,088	%	58.0	40.3	1.7	31.4	63.9	4.7		92.9	7.0	0.1	89.7	9.8	0.4	45.6	34.5	19.9
Girls No.		22,198	15,820	630	12,094	24,847	1,699	8	30,770	7,650	228	34,239	4,230	179	17,385	13,787	7,476
38,648	%	57.5	40.9	1.6	31.3	64.3	4.4		79.6	19.8	0.6	88.6	10.9	0.5	45.0	35.7	19.3
Intermediate Boys No.		16,290	14,488	993	6,274	23,219	2,270	8	29,111	2,618	42	27,198	4,376	197	12,211	13,423	6,137	11,745	12,938	6,072	29,974	1,752	45
31,771	%	51.3	4.5.6	3.1	19.7	73.1	7.2		91.6	8.3	0.1	85.6	13.8	0.6	38.4	42.3	19.3	38.2	42.1	19.7	94.4	5.5	0.1
Girls No.		17,140	13,728	555	6,688	22,678	2,051	6	22,410	8,741	272	26,834	4,401	188	12,520	12,992	5,911	10,616	13,339	6,655	29,918	1,467	38
31,423	%	54.5	43.7	1.8	21.3	72.2	6.5		71.3	27.8	0.9	85.4	14.0	0.6	39.9	41.3	18.8	34.7	43.5	21.8	95.2	47	0.1
Leavers	Boys No.	16,783	14,803	1,190	8,246	22,792	1,731	7	30,085	2,650	41	27,523	4,994	259	15,979	14,391	2,406	17,154	8,374	7,055	30,556	2,214	6
32,776	%	51.2	45.2	3.6	25.2	65.9	5.3		91.8	8.1	0.1	84.0	15.2	0.8	48.8	43.9	7.3	52.6	25.7	21.7	93.3	6.7	0.0
Girls No.		18,137	14,514	581	8,951	22,530	1,744	7	24,220	8,757	255	28,348	4,723	161	16,537	14,406	2,289	15,573	9,705	8,019	30,961	2,267	4
33,232	%	54.6	43.7	1.7	26.9	67.8	5.3 I		72.8	26.4	0.8	85.3	14.2	0.5	49.8	43.3	6.9	46.8	29.1	24.1	93.2	6.8	0.0
Total No.		113,214	89,109	4,615	54,522	141,038	11,331	47	172,910	33,141	887	179,220	26,570	1,148	92,474	82,461	32,003	55,088	44,356	27,801	121,409	7,700	93
206,938	%	54.7	43.1	2.2	26.3	68.2	5.5		83.0	16.0	0.4	86.6	12.9	0.5	44.7	39.8	15.5	43.3	34.9	21.8	93.9	6.0	0.1
Special Schools No. Bovs and Girls		524	935	120	233	1,141	205		1,105	454	20	1,014	535	30	646	726	207	290	598	414	204	43	3
1,579	%	33.2	59.2	7.6	14.7	72.3	13.0		70.0	28.7	1.3	64.2	33.9	1.9	40.9	46.0	13.1	22.3	45.9	31.8	81.6	17.2	1.2

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The classification is that set out in the Board of Education Schedule, a l=good, 2=fair, 3=bad. b l=excellent, 2=normal, 3=below normal, 4=bad. c l=clean, 2=nits only, 3=pediculi.
d l=clean, 2=dirty, 3=pediculi. e l=sound, 2=less than 4 decayed, 3=4 or more decayed. f 1=6/6 in both eyes, 2=6/9 in either eye, 3=6/12 or worse in either eye. g l=normal, 2=dull or
backward, 3=mentally defective. Entrants are not examined as to visual acuity or mental condition.

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Table: TABLE B. Number and percentage of children in each age group classified as regards clothing, nutrition, cleanliness, condition of teeth, visual acuity and mental capacity.

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