Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Year. | No. on Roll Dec. 31st. | No. Examined. | Parents present. | No and per cent. with no defects. | Clothing. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness and Condition of Skin. | Teeth. | Nose and Throat. | External Eye Disease. | Vision Defect. | Ear Disease. | Hearing. | Speech. | Mental. | Heart and Circulation. | Lungs | Nervous System, | Tuberculosis. | Rickets. | Deformities (Spinal Disease). | Infectious or Contagious Disease. | Other Disease or Defect. | |||||||
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Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Good | Fair | Bad. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19081 | Totals | 4770 | 1557 | ... | 379 | 1404 | 127 | 26 | 1213 | 322 | 22 | 362 | 1080 | 3 8 | 159 | 430 | 94 | 137 | 79 | 42 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 53 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 31 |
Per cent. | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 90 | 8 | 1.6 | 78 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
1909 | Totals | 4980 | 1831 | ... | 531 | 1653 | 156 | 22 | 1443 | 371 | 17 | 300 | 1230 | 489 | 112 | 531 | 103 | 174 | 97 | 43 | 73 | 82 | 49 | 92 | 24 | 9 | 52 | 17 | 21 | 68 |
Per cent. | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 90 | 9 | 1 | 79 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 67 | 27 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
19101 | Totals | 5400 | 2073 | 1525 | 673 | 1782 | 260 | 31 | 1721 | 341 | 11 | 286 | 1752 | 276 | 45 | 491 | 114 | 280 | 134 | 40 | 45 | 78 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 71 |
Per cent | ... | ... | ... | 32.5 | 859 | 126 | 15 | 83 | 165 | 5 | 138 | 84 5 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 236 | 55 | 135 | 6.4 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 21 | .2 | .4 | .2 | .9 | 1.8 | 9 | 3.4 | |
1911 | Totals | 5436 | 1981 | 1211 | 637 | 1721 | 207 | 55 | 1650 | 295 | 37 | 227 | 1661 | 257 | 63 | 571 | 69 | 223 | 93 | 40 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
Per cent. | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 86 5 | 10 4 | 26 | 83 | 15 | 19 | 11 3 | 84 | 128 | 31 | 28.7 | 3.4 | 112 | 4.6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .4 | .7 | .2 | .3 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.2 | |
1912 | Totals | 5573 | 1878 | 1206 | 634 | 1691 | 155 | 32 | 1619 | 212 | 47 | 221 | 1574 | 253 | 51 | 517 | 66 | 218 | 98 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 16 |
Per cent. | ... | ... | ... | 33 9 | 90 | 82 | 1.7 | 861 | 113 | 25 | 11 4 | 83 8 | 13 5 | 27 | 27 5 | 35 | 11 5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .3 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 1.3 | 14 | .9 | |
1913 | Totals | 5910 | 2791 | 1937 | 1005 | 2577 | 176 | 38 | 2315 | 398 | 78 | 241 | 2456 | 292 | 43 | 696 | 73 | 370 | 95 | 38 | 40 | 55 | 58 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 41 |
Per cent. | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 92 3 | 6 3 | 14 | 82.9 | 14.3 | 28 | 86 | 88 | 104 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 132 | 34 | 13 | 1.4 | 2 | 21 | .2 | 6 | .04 | .2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |
1914 | Totals | 5993 | 2616 | 1802 | 953 | 2418 | 167 | 31 | 2160 | 374 | 82 | 275 | 2214 | 266 | 76 | 626 | 56 | 364 | 64 | 33 | 48 | 62 | 63 | .. | 17 | 1 | ... | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Per cent. | ... | ... | 68.9 | 36 4 | 92 4 | 64 | 12 | 826 | 143 | 3.1 | 10.5 | 87 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 21 | 13 9 | 24 | 13 | 1.8 | 2 4 | 2 4 | ... | 6 | 04 | ... | 1 0 | 10 | .9 | |
1916 | Totals | 5770 | 2223 | 1441 | 821 | 2147 | 57 | 19 | 1880 | 279 | 64 | 281 | 1875 | 252 | 96 | 492 | 54 | 282 | 37 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 39 |
Per cent | ... | ... | ... | 36 8 | 96.5 | 2.7 | .8 | 845 | 125 | 3 | 127 | 843 | 11.3 | 44 | 221 | 23 | 12.6 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .3 | .03 | .2 | 1.3 | .7 | 1 6 |