London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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London County Council 1937
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Table 43 — Analysis of 470 cases in which special reports were submitted
| Classification | 4—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 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Mentally defective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 11 |
| Temperamental character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 14 | — | 16 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 77 | 28 |
| Temperamental and environmental character— traits | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 16 | |
| Environmental character—trait | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 13 | |
| Exaggerated character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Reaction character—trait | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | — | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 67 | 15 |
| Psychoneurotic character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 20 | 4 | |
| Psychotic character—trait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Psychopathic personality | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Congenital general paralysis of the insane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | —1 |
| Normal | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 4 | _ | 6 | — | ||
| Not diagnosed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 51 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 75 | 30 | 72 | 37 | 366 | 104 |