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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Age groups. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1425 | 650 | 772 | 3 | 379 | 980 | 65 | 1 | 1417 | 7 | 1 | 1419 | 5 | 1 | 858 | 442 | 125 | — | — | — |
| Girls | 1346 | 611 | 734 | 1 | 330 | 945 | 71 | — | 1329 | 12 | 5 | 1343 | 3 | — | 761 | 463 | 122 | — | — | — |
| Age 7:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1000 | 471 | 526 | 3 | 254 | 694 | 52 | — | 992 | 7 | 1 | 999 | — | 1 | 747 | 216 | 37 | 682 | 205 | 102 |
| Girls | 1065 | 584 | 479 | 2 | 249 | 755 | 60 | 1 | 1058 | 2 | 5 | 1064 | — | 1 | 774 | 254 | 37 | 708 | 218 | 132 |
| Age 11:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1263 | 597 | 664 | 2 | 285 | 915 | 62 | 1 | 1261 | 2 | — | 1259 | 4 | — | 984 | 272 | 929 | 158 | 174 | |
| Girls | 1305 | 701 | 602 | 2 | 382 | 879 | 43 | 1 | 1294 | 9 | 2 | 1302 | 3 | — | 1008 | 288 | 9 | 940 | 193 | 169 |
| Age 14:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1297 | 588 | 706 | 3 | 371 | 885 | 41 | — | 1289 | 6 | 2 | 1292 | 4 | 1 | 925 | 357 | 15 | 974 | 140 | 182 |
| Girls | 1291 | 655 | 636 | — | 396 | 867 | 28 | — | 1286 | 4 | 1 | 1284 | 7 | — | 922 | 355 | 14 | 932 | 167 | 188 |
| Total | 9992 | 4857 | 5119 | 16 | 2646 | 6920 | 422 | 4 | 9926 | 49 | 17 | 9962 | 26 | 4 | 6979 | 2647 | 366 | 5165 | 1081 | 947 |
| Percentage | — | 48.6 | 51.2 | 0.2 | 26.5 | 69.2 | 4.3 | 99.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 99.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 69.8 | 26.5 | 3.7 | 71.8 | 15.0 | 13.2 | |
| London | — | 56.4 | 43.2 | 0.4 | 16.6 | 77.4 | 6.0 | 97.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 99.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 70.5 | 26.1 | 3.4 | 66.2 | 19.3 | 14.5 | |