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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

London County Council 1921

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

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Table: TABLE IX. Medical Inspection of Students in Training Colleges, Secondary Schools, and Trade Schools.

TABLE IX. Medical Inspection of Students in Training Colleges, Secondary Schools, and Trade Schools.

Nutrition.Clothing.Skin and hair.Teeth.Nose and throat defects.Enlarged glands.External eye disease.6/6 in both eyes.Vision.Ear disease.Hearing defective.Speech defects.Lung defects.Nervous system.Digestive system.Spine.Flat foot.Other deformities.Defects of U. G. system.Other defects.
No. examined.Excellent.Normal.Below normal.Bad (i.e., malnutrition).Good.Fair.Poor.Clean.Dirty.Pediculi present.Sound.Less than 4 decayed.4 or more decayed.6/9 in either eye.6/12 or worse in either eye.No. wearing glasses.Heart and circulation.Anaemia.
L.C.C. Institutions.
Training colleges—
Males200<-NOT EXAMINED->161336---1367575913-4----2-1-1
Females8987469928310560151110212-7126401282083552377
Secondary schools—
Males—
Age groups1,107380606117498811361,06641-84924117221210839921761451310743428133202829165
Other ages and specials62921034548-55538-5903-477109183—548426106106—2212224311121239
Females—
Age groups1,9406971,015 22261,79514141,8756231,4214665311830281,3283103022981460111001342336123361391213362
Other ages and specials1,991506903372161,65551-1,7503331,1665296111312381,0243693222961329290781935184042162554433
Trade schools—
Males—
Age groups29214512522-2197212866-224671212226402613———4812—3167——
Other ages and specials2237812817-20023-223--1784413—41742524131343511——1232-
Females—
Age groups2226013428-19923—2139-163572152215635312935—121224146101835
Other ages and specials167477929215312-14810-1143316—-106251821—217811246121584
Aided by L.C.C.
Secondary schools—
Males—
Age groups79326144290—78954—7858—588178272248556115122993-4131894113277174
Other ages and specials93027454988-87536-9038-622261472814870982130873792318204—8278351
Females—
Age groups1793812417-16316-1718-1334516—1135172725—416313——17121131
Other ages and specials12322882-1173-1033-8130122—7891515———714—21115822
Trade schools—
Males—
Age groups2969417230-2009512942-18510381431994156362—25141——38963
Other ages and specials238511816-1964112326-160631512318823272811—152——4132102
Females—
Age groups28213613313-23646-2651611997761023219204330716—16212111935119
Other ages and specials14458788-1395-1359-10233912—210892719—5—29—1113—116
L.C.C. scholars at unaided institutions—
Males94<- NOT EXAMINED->18*1———80*18———12————1——4
Females858*—1——2*2—2——2——3—————
10,8333,0575,1021,109288,429769139,03922477,5692,168276373891277,2251,3961,6191,551611564437548397109521,154576564221168
*Omitted from totals as degree of defect not stated.

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