London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finchley 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table gives the number of children of different age periods examined at the various Schools:—
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Over 14 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | g | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | g | B | G | |
| Sq. Lane | 50 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Long „ | 53 | 46 | 34 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| North Rd. | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Albert St | 28 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 |
| St. Mary's | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| St. John's | 5 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Christ Ch. | 16 | 22 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Holy Trio. | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 162 | 143 | 135 | 161 | 40 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 55 | 88 | 81 | 64 | 42 | 35 | 114 | 126 | 89 | 109 | 12 | 14 | — | l | |
The following table shows which of the children examined received their first, second, or third inspection:—
| School. | 1st Insp. | 2nd Insp. | 3rd lnsp | Gross Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B. | G. | B | G. | ||
| Squires Lane | 154 | 122. | 66 | 73 | 10 | 13 | 438 |
| Long Lane | 98 | 109 | 29 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 281 |
| North Road | 18 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 78 |
| Albert Street | 69 | 81 | 66 | 104 | 17 | 9 | 346 |
| St. Mary's | 27 | 15 | 54 | 45 | — | — | 141 |
| St. John's | 25 | 39 | 18 | 19 | — | — | 101 |
| Christ Church | 22 | 35 | 45 | 36 | — | — | 138 |
| Holy Trinity | 47 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 118 |
| 460 | 482 | 292 | 341 | 37 | 29 | 1641 | |
The following tables shew the number of children
examined in the second, third and fourth quarter of the
year, together with the number of children treated for various
defects:—