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
Hackney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Teeth for treatment. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decayed. | |||
| Boys | 1673 | 1118 | 552 | 3 | 539 | 1112 | 22 | - | 1649 | 16 | 8 | 1668 | 5 | - | 842 | 706 | 125 | 707 |
| Girls | 1654 | 1151 | 501 | 2 | 527 | 1097 | 30 | - | 1620 | 24 | 10 | 1647 | 7 | - | 889 | 563 | 202 | 742 |
| Totals | 3327 | 2269 | 1053 | 5 | 1066 | 2209 | 52 | - | 3269 | 40 | 18 | 3315 | 12 | - | 1731 | 1269 | 327 | 1449 |
| Percentage:- | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hackney | - | 68.2 | 31.6 | 0.2 | 32.0 | 66.4 | 1.6 | - | 98.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 98.6 | 0.4 | - | 52.0 | 38.2 | 9.8 | 43.6 |
| London | - | 53.7 | 45.7 | 0.6 | 20.0 | 75.9 | 4.1 | - | 96.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 98.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 54.4 | 34.3 | 11.3 | 41.8 |