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 1938
[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 | 1271 | 616 | 655 | — | 266 | 940 | 65 | — | 1266 | 4 | 1 | 1264 | 7 | — | 796 | 369 | 106 | — | — | — |
| Girls | 1211 | 578 | 631 | 2 | 278 | 866 | 67 | — | 1205 | 3 | 3 | 1208 | 2 | 1 | 704 | 417 | 90 | — | — | — |
| Age 7:- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1064 | 593 | 468 | 3 | 245 | 755 | 64 | — | 1062 | 2 | — | 1064 | — | — | 722 | 295 | 47 | 729 | 216 | 111 |
| Girls | 1109 | 626 | 481 | 2 | 261 | 789 | 59 | — | 1105 | 3 | 1 | 1107 | 1 | 1 | 720 | 341 | 48 | 717 | 259 | 121 |
| Age 11:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1033 | 455 | 576 | 2 | 248 | 732 | 53 | — | 1030 | 3 | - | 1032 | 1 | — | 793 | 221 | 19 | 748 | 147 | 138 |
| Girls | 1110 | 551 | 557 | 2 | 288 | 768 | 54 | — | 1097 | 9 | 4 | 1108 | 1 | 1 | 844 | 254 | 12 | 775 | 178 | 156 |
| Age 14:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1128 | 402 | 724 | 2 | 273 | 824 | 31 | — | 1121 | 7 | — | 1123 | 4 | 1 | 848 | 263 | 17 | 856 | 122 | 146 |
| Girls | 1137 | 508 | 628 | 1 | 331 | 763 | 43 | — | 1132 | 2 | 3 | 1136 | 1 | — | 823 | 297 | 17 | 789 | 169 | 175 |
| Total | 9063 | 4329 | 4720 | 14 | 2190 | 6437 | 436 | — | 9018 | 33 | 12 | 9042 | 17 | 4 | 6250 | 2457 | 356 | 4614 | 1091 | 847 |
| Percentage | — | 47.8 | 52.1 | 0.1 | 24.2 | 71.0 | 4.8 | 99.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 99.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 27.1 | 3.9 | 70.4 | 16.75 | 12.9 | |
| London | — | 54.6 | 45.1 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 77.2 | 6.6 | 97.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 98.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.5 | 67.8 | 19.0 | 13.2 | |