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

London County Council 1931

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

This page requires JavaScript

Download table as:

TABLE C.Showing the Results of Mental Tests among 674 children at Ponton-road Place of Detention during 1931.

BOYS.	Age groups.								Total.	Total per cent.
BOYS.	14-15	Per cent.	11-13 Per cent.		8-10	Per cent.	5-7	Per cent.	Total.	Total per cent.
Educational attainments.
Mental ratio 95 or over	11	4.4	34	13.9	12	14.3	3	37.5	60	100
„ „ 85 to 95	61	24.5	62	25.4	25	29.8	1	12.5	149	25.5
„ „ 55 to 85	147	59.0	132	54.1	43	51.2	2	25.0	324	55.5
„ „ below 55	30	12.1	16	6.6	4	4.7	2	25.0	52	9.0
Total	249	—	244	—	84	—	8	—	585	—
General intelligence.
Mental ratio 95 or over	27	10.8	68	27.9	37	44.0	5	62.5	137	23.5
„ „ 85 to 95	75	30.2	84	34.4	26	31.0	-	-	185	32.0
„ „ 55 to 85	134	53.8	91	37.3	20	23.8	3	37.5	248	42.0
„ „ below 55	13	5.2	1	0.4	1	1.2	—	—	15	2.5
Total	249	—	244	—	84	—	8	—	585	—
GIRLS.	Age groups.								Total.	Total per cent.
GIRLS.	14-15	Per cent.	11-13	Per cent.	8-10	Per cent.	5-7	Per cent.	Total.	Total per cent.
Educational attainments.
Mental ratio 95 or over	1	24	_	_	4	25 0	2	28-6	7	8-0
,, ,, 85 to 95	2	4.9	10	40 0	4	250	5	71-4	21	23 0
,, ,, 55 to 85	33	80.5 12.2	14	56 0	8	50-0			55	62 0
„ „ below 55	5	12-2	1	40			—	—	6	70
Total	41	—	25	—	16	—	7	—	89	—
General intelligence.
Mental ratio 95 or over	5	12.2	4	16.0	8	50.0	5	71.4	22	25.0
„ „ 85 to 95 ......	5	12.2	13	52.0	6	37.5	2	28.6	26	29.0
„ „ 55 to 85 ......	30	73.2	8	32.0	2	12.5	—	—	40	45.0
„ „ below 55	1	2.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1.0
Total ......	41	—	25	—	16	—	7	—	89	—