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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
Ilford 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE II.—RETURN SHOWING THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED.
| Condition. | Entrants. | Leavers. | Intermediate Group. | Total. | Special Cases. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
| Total Inspected | … | 984 | 931 | 1915 | … | 529 | 575 | 1104 | … | 145 | 135 | 280 | … | 1658 | 1641 | 3299 | … | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| Clothing | Satisfactory | 944 | 916 | 1860 | 97.13 | 501 | 557 | 1058 | 95.83 | 143 | 134 | 277 | 98.93 | 1588 | 1607 | 3195 | 96.85 | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| Unsatisfactory | 40 | 15 | 55 | 2.87 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 4.17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.07 | 70 | 34 | 104 | 3.15 | … | … | … | |
| Footgear | Satisfactory | 968 | 922 | 1890 | 98.69 | 504 | 559 | 1063 | 96.29 | 142 | 132 | 274 | 97.86 | 1614 | 1613 | 3227 | 97.82 | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| Unsatisfactory | 10 | 9 | 25 | 1.31 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 3.71 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.14 | 44 | 28 | 72 | 2.18 | … | … | … | |
| Cleanliness of head | Clean (i.e. no nits or pediculi) | 972 | 757 | 1729 | 90.29 | 525 | 483 | 1008 | 91.30 | 145 | 104 | 249 | 88.93 | 1642 | 1344 | 2986 | 90.51 | 21 | 36 | 57 |
| Nits only | 12 | 172 | 184 | 9.61 | 3 | 89 | 92 | 8.33 | … | 31 | 31 | 11.07 | 15 | 292 | 307 | 9.31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Pediculi | … | 2 | 2 | .10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .36 | … | … | … | … | 1 | 5 | 6 | .18 | … | 1 | 1 | |
| Cleanliness of body | Clean | 963 | 921 | 1884 | 98.38 | 523 | 569 | 1092 | 98.91 | 144 | 135 | 279 | 99.64 | 1630 | 1625 | 3255 | 98.67 | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| Dirty | 20 | 10 | 30 | 1.57 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.00 | 1 | … | 1 | .36 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 1.27 | … | … | … | |
| Pediculi present | 1 | … | 1 | .05 | … | 1 | 1 | .09 | … | … | … | … | 1 | 1 | 2 | .06 | … | … | … | |
| Nutrition | Excellent | 16 | 13 | 29 | 1.51 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 7.43 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.86 | 59 | 60 | 119 | 3.61 | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| Normal | 955 | 905 | 1860 | 97.13 | 474 | 516 | 990 | 89.67 | 135 | 128 | 263 | 93.93 | 1564 | 1549 | 3113 | 94.36 | … | … | … | |
| Below normal | 13 | 13 | 26 | 1.36 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 2.81 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.21 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 2.00 | … | … | … | |
| Bad | … | … | … | … | 1 | … | 1 | .09 | … | … | … | … | 1 | … | 1 | .03 | … | … | … | |
| Nose and throat | No defect | 856 | 830 | 1686 | 88.04 | 486 | 516 | 1002 | 90.76 | 120 | 118 | 238 | 85.00 | 1462 | 1464 | 2926 | 88.09 | 20 | 40 | 60 |
| Mouth breathers | 37 | 14 | 51 | 2.06 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1.90 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3.93 | 50 | 33 | 83 | 2.52 | 2 | … | 2 | |
| Tonsils: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| slightly enlarged | 67 | 68 | 135 | 7.05 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 6.16 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 9.64 | 115 | 115 | 230 | 6.97 | … | … | … | |
| Tonsils: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| much enlarged | 11 | 14 | 25 | 1.31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .71 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 1.03 | … | … | … | |
| Adenoids: slight | 9 | 3 | 12 | .63 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .36 | 1 | … | 1 | .36 | 12 | 5 | 17 | .52 | … | … | … | |
| Adenoids : marked | 4 | 2 | 6 | .31 | … | 2 | 2 | .18 | … | 1 | 1 | .36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .27 | … | … | … | |