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 Hackney]
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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 | 1390 | 757 | 628 | 5 | 359 | 983 | 47 | 1 | 1385 | 2 | 3 | 1386 | 4 | — | 804 | 490 | 96 | — | — | — |
Girls | 1292 | 685 | 604 | 3 | 332 | 926 | 34 | — | 1288 | 4 | — | 1289 | 2 | 1 | 747 | 442 | 103 | — | — | — |
Age 7:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 1226 | 689 | 531 | 6 | 271 | 890 | 63 | 2 | 1224 | 2 | — | 1225 | 1 | — | 791 | 371 | 64 | 756 | 272 | 184 |
Girls | 1071 | 641 | 429 | 1 | 256 | 767 | 48 | — | 1060 | 9 | 2 | 1071 | — | — | 701 | 325 | 45 | 657 | 271 | 134 |
Age 11:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 1083 | 491 | 588 | 4 | 260 | 782 | 41 | — | 1077 | 5 | 1 | 1080 | 3 | — | 791 | 281 | 11 | 805 | 158 | 116 |
Girls | 1168 | 484 | 684 | — | 266 | 864 | 38 | — | 1154 | 13 | 1 | 1167 | — | 1 | 906 | 250 | 12 | 832 | 183 | 148 |
Age 14:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boys | 1309 | 518 | 791 | — | 325 | 951 | 33 | — | 1306 | 2 | 1 | 1305 | 4 | — | 946 | 346 | 17 | 955 | 169 | 182 |
Girls | 1232 | 609 | 623 | — | 335 | 876 | 20 | 1 | 1224 | 6 | 2 | 1231 | 1 | - | 915 | 313 | 4 | 867 | 199 | 164 |
Total | 9771 | 4874 | 4878 | 19 | 2404 | 7039 | 324 | 4 | 9718 | 43 | 10 | 9754 | 15 | 2 | 6601 | 2818 | 352 | 4872 | 1252 | 928 |
Percentage | — | 49.9 | 49.9 | 0.2 | 24.6 | 72.0 | 3.4 | 99.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 99.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 67.6 | 28.8 | 3.6 | 69.1 | 17.7 | 13.2 | |
London | — | 55.6 | 44.1 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 77.4 | 6.1 | 97.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 99.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.5 | 67.6 | 19.0 | 13.4 |