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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
Leyton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Children under 13 years of age were classified as good if the
gram. centimetre ratio reached 220, and subnormal if it fell below
200. For children over 13 years the corresponding numbers were
230 and 210.
CLEANLINESS AND CONDITION OF SKIN.
| Age | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-15 | 15-16 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||
| Satisfactory | 143 | 103 | 952 | 664 | 68 | 37 | 2 | 2 | |
| * Unsatisfactory | 12 | 35 | 90 | 216 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
* Some Nits, 174; Excluded with Nits, 46; Somewhat dirty skin, 90;
Dirty skin, 17; Flea-bitten, 35; Body Lice, 17; Psoriasis, 4; Xerodema,
2; Sores, 2; Eczema, 3.
TEETH.
| Number of Carious Teeth. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Boys | 12-13 | 51 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Girls | 12-13 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Boys | 13-14 | 330 | 239 | 204 | 135 | 85 | 29 | 13 |
| Girls | 13-14 | 272 | 206 | 173 | 117 | 78 | 18 | 6 |
| Boys | 14-15 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Girls | 14-15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Boys | 15-16 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - |
| Girls | 15-16 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Boys | 12-13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Girls | 12-13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boys | 13-14 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Girls | 13-14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | - | - |
| Boys | 14-15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Girls | 14-15 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Boys | 15-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Girls | 15-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |