London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Table 42 — Analysis of 1,198 cases on remand
| Classification | Under 5 years | 5—6 years | 6—7 years | 7—8 years | 8—9 years | 9—10 years | 10—11 years | 11—12 years | 12—13 years | 13—14 years | 14—15 years | 15—16 years | Over 16 years | Total | ||||||||||||||
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Borderline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 30 | 4 |
| Mentally defective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 5 | |
| Temperamental character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 15 | — | 22 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 54 | 12 | 170 | 36 |
| Temperamental and environmental character— traits | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 20 | — | 24 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 73 | 8 | 311 | 21 |
| Environmental character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 19 | — | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 102 | 20 |
| Exaggerated character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| Reaction character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 4 |
| Psychoneurotic character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Psychotic character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | — |
| Psychopathic personality | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Normal | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | |
| Not diagnosed | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | — | 23 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 42 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 43 | 13 | 81 | 25 | 304 | 67 |
| Total | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 68 | 5 | 84 | 7 | 111 | 10 | 154 | 15 | 121 | 27 | 167 | 43 | 264 | 60 | 1024 | 174 | ||