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
Shoreditch 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Clothing & Boots | Nutrition | Cleanliness of Head | Cleanliness of Body | Teeth | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number examined | Good | Fair | Poor | Good | Average | Below normal | Bad | Clean | Nits | Pediculi | Clean | Dirty | Pediculi | All sound | Less than 4 decayed | 4 or more decayed | For treatment | |
| Entrants— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 821 | 254 | 516 | 51 | 187 | 581 | 53 | 707 | 102 | 12 | 736 | 76 | 9 | 501 | 228 | 92 | 294 | |
| Girls | 779 | 235 | 485 | 59 | 158 | 573 | 48 | 613 | 138 | 28 | 679 | 91 | 9 | 514 | 189 | 76 | 251 | |
| Total | 1,600 | 489 | 1,001 | 110 | 345 | 1,154 | 101 | 1,320 | 240 | 40 | 1,415 | 167 | 18 | 1,015 | 417 | 168 | 545 | |
| Per centage | 30.6 | 62.5 | 6.9 | 21.6 | 72.1 | 6.3 | 82.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 88.5 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 63.4 | 26.1 | 10.5 | 34.1 | ||
| London, percentage | 55.0 | 44.2 | 0.8 | 20.5 | 75.4 | 4.1 | 96.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 98.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 55.7 | 32.6 | 11.7 | 40.4 | ||