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. 24 (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 | 1150 | 833 | 315 | 2 | 72 | 999 | 78 | 1 | 1141 | 8 | 1 | 1139 | 11 | - | 853 | 246 | 51 | — | _ | — |
Girls | 1155 | 848 | 307 | - | 88 | 1015 | 51 | 1 | 1137 | 15 | 3 | 1149 | 6 | - | 843 | 260 | 52 | — | — | — |
Age 7— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 888 | 620 | 267 | 1 | 53 | 762 | 72 | 1 | 878 | 8 | 2 | 880 | 8 | — | 730 | 144 | 14 | 590 | 237 | 55 |
Girls | 902 | 600 | 300 | 2 | 101 | 726 | 72 | 3 | 892 | 8 | 2 | 899 | 2 | 1 | 736 | 152 | 14 | 621 | 229 | 46 |
Age 11— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 964 | 651 | 312 | 1 | 64 | 841 | 59 | — | 962 | 2 | — | 962 | 1 | 1 | 798 | 157 | 9 | 745 | 113 | 105 |
Girls | 940 | 635 | 304 | 1 | 70 | 826 | 44 | - | 923 | 15 | 2 | 933 | 7 | — | 808 | 129 | 3 | 675 | 150 | 111 |
Age 14— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 947 | 595 | 350 | 2 | 107 | 796 | 43 | 1 | 941 | 3 | 3 | 944 | 3 | - | 790 | 154 | 3 | 713 | 115 | 118 |
Girls | 912 | 680 | 231 | 1 | 136 | 729 | 46 | 1 | 905 | 7 | — | 909 | 3 | — | 741 | 166 | 5 | 707 | 104 | 93 |
Total | 7858 | 5462 | 2386 | 10 | 691 | 6694 | 465 | 8 | 7779 | 66 | 13 | 7815 | 41 | 2 | 6299 | 1408 | 151 | 4051 | 948 | 528 |
Percentage | 69.5 | 30.4 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 85.2 | 6.0 | 99.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 99.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 80.2 | 17.9 | 1.9 | 73.3 | 17.2 | 9.5 | ||
London | 54.6 | 45.1 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 77.2 | 6.6 | 97.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 98.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.5 | 67.8 | 19.0 | 13.2 |