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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
Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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William McGuffie.
Age group 12—Average pull, 152 lbs.; average weight,
80.6 lbs.; ratio, 1.9.
Age group 13—Average pull, 176 lbs.; average weight,
87.3 lbs.; ratio, 2.01.
" ' By taking the boy's maximum pull one gets a higher ratio
figure, e.g., 2.1 for William Elliott Whittingham and 2.2 for
William McGuffie.
" ' In the 13-year-old groups it will be noted that, although
the boys in William McGuffie School have a smaller average weight
than William Elliott Whittingham School, it was noted at medical
inspection that the muscle tone in William McGuffie School was, on
the whole, better, and this was borne out by the results of the
dynamometer tests.
" ' The ratio found on testing 100 boys between the ages of 12|
and 16| at Epsom College was 2.36.'"
(6) Uncleanliness.—No children were cleansed under arrangements
by your Committee, nor were any legal proceedings taken.
The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:—
| 1934. | 1933. | |
| Average number of visits per school | 4 | 4 |
| Total number of examinations | 61,205 | 43,611 |
| Number of individual children found unclean | 1,301 | 1,440 |
| Percentage uncleanliness of average attendance | 7.8 | 8.2 |
Cases of chronic uncleanliness are followed up in the home
and not by repeated inspections at school, as previously carried
out.
Entrants.
| Clothing Unsatisfactory. | Footgear Unsatisfactory. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934. | 1933. | 1934. | 1933. | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Girls | 6 4 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 |