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 Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 5 (Part II.).
Age Groups. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
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Good | Fair | Poor | Good | Average | Below normal | Bad | Clean | Nits | Pediculi | Clean | Dirty | Pediculi | All sound | Less than 4 decayed. | 4 or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes. | ||
Entrants— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 1302 | 1020 | 279 | 3 | 218 | 1035 | 49 | — | 1293 | 9 | — | 1302 | — | — | 745 | 455 | 102 | — | — | — |
Girls | 1241 | 932 | 303 | 6 | 281 | 918 | 42 | — | 1225 | 10 | 6 | 1236 | 5 | — | 694 | 451 | 96 | — | — | — |
Age 7— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 572 | 439 | 131 | 2 | 97 | 443 | 32 | — | 566 | 6 | — | 570 | 2 | — | 426 | 131 | 15 | 355 | 159 | 52 |
Girls | 635 | 504 | 131 | — | 120 | 485 | 30 | — | 624 | 9 | 2 | 633 | 2 | — | 425 | 191 | 19 | 363 | 213 | 55 |
Age 11— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 1004 | 654 | 343 | 7 | 137 | 820 | 47 | — | 994 | 10 | — | 999 | 4 | 1 | 761 | 232 | 11 | 725 | 172 | 103 |
Girls | 896 | 554 | 341 | 1 | 166 | 672 | 58 | — | 875 | 20 | 1 | 895 | 1 | — | 719 | 172 | 5 | 645 | 138 | 112 |
Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 1117 | 731 | 380 | 6 | 202 | 880 | 35 | — | 1105 | 12 | — | 1108 | 9 | — | 856 | 259 | 2 | 851 | 139 | 126 |
Girls | 1032 | 736 | 295 | 1 | 221 | 777 | 34 | — | 1008 | 21 | 3 | 1027 | 5 | — | 774 | 250 | 8 | 739 | 165 | 128 |
Total | 7799 | 5570 | 2203 | 26 | 1442 | 6030 | 327 | — | 7690 | 97 | 12 | 7770 | 28 | 1 | 5400 | 2141 | 258 | 3678 | 986 | 576 |
Percentage | 71.4 | 28.3 | 0.3 | 18.5 | 77.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 98.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 99.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 69.3 | 27.4 | 3.3 | 70.2 | 18.8 | 11.0 | |
London | 54.2 | 45.3 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 76.9 | 5.7 | 97.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 99.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 68.9 | 27.0 | 4.1 | 66.4 | 19.0 | 14.6 |