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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
Shoreditch 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| All Entrants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls. | Boys. | Total. | Percentage of Total. | |
| Excellent | 229 | 211 | 440 | 22.1 |
| Normal | 683 | 743 | 1,426 | 72.0 |
| Sub-Normal | 54 | 60 | 114 | 5.8 |
| Bad | — | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Clean | 712 | 804 | 1,516 | 76.5 |
| Nits, not verminous | 224 | 202 | 426 | 21.5 |
| Vermin | 30 | 10 | 40 | 2.0 |
| Clean | 857 | 896 | 1,753 | 88.4 |
| Dirty, not verminous | 99 | 111 | 210 | 10.6 |
| Verminous | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1.0 |
| Sound | 635 | 667 | 1,302 | 65.7 |
| 1-3 Decayed | 241 | 257 | 498 | 25.1 |
| 4 or more Decayed | 91 | 92 | 183 | 9.2 |
Particulars of the occurrence of certain defects.
| Defect. | Girls. | Boys. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nose and Throat | 213 | 237 | 450 |
| Eye Disease | 27 | 12 | 39 |
| Vision | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Ear Disease or Hearing | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Other defects | 115 | 113 | 228 |
An interesting comparison may be made between the number of detective school entrants in Shoreditch and in London as a whole : —
| London. | Shoreditch. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |
| No. of school entrants inspected | 76,024 | 64,632 | 68,283 | 2,103 | 1,902 | 1,982 |
| No. found requiring treatment (other than dental) | 13,072 | 10,856 | 12,220 | 264 | 218 | 331 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 172 | 168 | 17.9 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 167 |