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 Walthamstow]
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- | Annual Rate per 1,000 Living. | Deaths under one year to 1,000 Births. | ||||||||||
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Births | Death-rate. | Principal Epidemic Diseases Cols. 4-10. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | |||
Crude. | Corrected. | |||||||||||
Cols. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. |
Shops. | Houses. | Tenements. | Total. |
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Wards. | Possible No. ot Houses fit for Occupation, 1909. | New Houses certified as fit for occupation in 1910. | Empty, Tune, 1910 (Overseers' Lists). | Possible Occupied Midyear, 1910. | Occupied Education Returns, January, 1910. | Proportion empty in 1910. | Proportion empty at Census, 1901. | Average number per House Census. | Assigned Population, 1910. |
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Houses fit for Occupation. | Houses Empty. | Houses Occupied. | Houses in Course of Construction. | Population (at 5 9 per house) |
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All Ages. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 and under 10. | Over 10 and under 15. | Over 15 and under 20. | Over 20 and under 25. | Over 25 and under 35. | Over 35 and under 45. | Over 45 and under 55. | Over 65 and under 65. | Over 65 and under 75. | 75 years and upwards. |
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Population. | Rateable Value. | General District Rate, | Total Poor Rate, | Education Rate, | |
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£. | per £. | per £. | per£. |
Average for previous 10 years. |
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Summary. | Capacity. | On Books. | Present. | Aver-age. | Per-c'nt'ge. | Refused. | |||
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Schools. | Original. | Present. | Ov'r 5. | U'd'r 5. | Total |
Wards. | Acreage. | Acreage (excluding Farm & Reservoirs). | Number of Houses, 1901. | Estimated number of Houses occupied. Mid-year 1910. | Estimated Population, 1910. | Density (excluding Sewage Farm & Reservoirs). | Birth Rate, 1910. | Death Rate, 1910. | Height in feet above Sea Level. |
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St. Tames Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. | Workhouse and others. | Totals. | ||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. |
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Population. | Birth-Rate. | Death-rate. | Infantile Mortality rate or Proportion of Deaths of Children under one year to 1,000 Births |
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St. | James St. | High St. | Hoe St. | Wood St. | Northern. |
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1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. |
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St. | James St. | High St. | Hoe St. | Wood St. | Northern. |
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1-5 Years. | 5-15 Years. | 15-25 Years. | 25-65 Years. | 65 and upwards | Total. |
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Year. | Births. | Deaths. | B. Rate. | D. Rate. | Zymotic D. R. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Natural Increase of Population |
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Whole District. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern |
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Causes of Deaths. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months | 11-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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Deaths from | |||||
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Ward. | No. of Births. | Prematurity and Developmental. | Disease of Lungs. | Whooping Cough and Measles. | Diarrhœa |
Diseases | 1910 | 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 |
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No. | Causes of Deaths. | All Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 & upwards | St. James St. | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Northern | Total Dealhs in Public Institutions (Workhouse and Infirmary included). |
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No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | AT ALL AGES. | UNDER 1 YEAR. | 1 TO 5 YEARS. | 5 TO 15 YEARS. | 15 TO 25 YEARS. | 25 TO 65 YEARS. | 65 AND UPWARDS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total. |
Small-Pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Croup. | Typhoid. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Total. |
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Names of Diseases. | Whole District. | Wards, 1910. | ||||||
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Deaths, 1910. | Deaths, 1909. | Increase + Decrease - | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. |
1910. Notifications. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apl. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | Deaths. |
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WARDS. | Estimated Population. | Small-Pox | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Croup. | Erysipelas. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal. | Totals. | Increase+or Decrease -on last year. |
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Years. | Population. | Scarlet Fever. | Small Pox. | Diphtheria. | Croup. | Typhus Fever. | Typhoid Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. | Infectious Sickness Rate. |
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St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. |
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Population. | No. Notified. | Deaths. | |||
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S.F. | Diph. | S.F. | Diph. |
Total No. Notified. | Disease. | No. of Houses Invaded. | No. showing defects as to:— | Dirty Condition of the House. | Percentage showing defects in:— | Dirty Condition of Prem's. | ||
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Drains. | Traps, Fittings. etc. | Drains. | Sanitary Fittings. etc. |
Years. | Population. | Number of Diphtheria cases. | Rate per 1,000. | Membranous Croup cases. | Diphtheria and Croup Death-rate per 1,000 population. |
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Diphth'a & W'ping Cgh. | Total. |
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Scarlet Fever. | |||||||||||
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Under 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 15 years. | 15 years and upwards. | Total of | Total. | ||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Month Ending | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Total. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
NATURE OF WORK1 | Outworkers Lists, Section 107. | Inspections of Outworkers premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises Section 108 | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers.§ | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||||
Sending twice in the Year. | Sending once in the Year. | Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (s. 110). | Prosecutions (ss. 109, 110. | |||||||
Lists.† | Out-workers,† | Lists. | Out-workers. | |||||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. |
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of 1910. | Number. |
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Year. 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 | Births. | Deaths under One Year of Age. | Deaths at all Ages. Total. | Deaths in Public Institutions W'stow General Hospital 9 | Deaths of Non. Residents registerec in District. 10 | Deaths of Residents registerec beyond District. 11 | Deaths at all Ages. Nett. | ||||
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Number. 3 | Rate.* 4 | Number. 5 | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6 | Number 7 | Rate.* 8 | Number 12 | Rate.* 13 |
I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District. | II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District. | III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District |
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Year. | Names of Localities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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St. James Street Ward. | High Street Ward. | Hoe Street Ward. | Wood Street Ward. | Northern Ward. | Whole District. | |||||||||||||||||||
Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year by Registrar General. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
No. | Causes of Deaths. | All Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 & upwards | St. James St. | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Northern | Total Deaths in Public Institutions (Workhouse and Infirmary included). |
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Causes of Deaths. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | | 10-11 Months | 11-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in Each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. | SI. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. | |||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards |
Description of Article. | Number submitted. | Adulterated, etc. |
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No. of Sample | Description of Article. | Offence. | Fine Inflicted. | Analyst's Fee. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Boys. | Girls. | Infants. | Mixed. |
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Cost of Salaries per child in average attendance. | Cost as decimal of Id. rate. |
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Age. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Age. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||
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Total No. Measured, W'stow. | Centimetres. | Inches. | British Association, 1883. | Total No. Measured, W'stow. | Centimetres. | Inches. | British Association, 1883. | |||||
General Population. Inches. | Class IV. Artizans. Inches. | No. Measured. | General Population. Inches. | Class IV. Artizans. Inches. | No. Measured. |
Age. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||
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Total No. Weighed, W'stow. | Kilos. | Lbs. | British Association, 1883. | Total No. Weighed, W'stow. | Kilos. | Lbs. | British Association, 1883. | |||||
General Population. Lbs. | Class IV. Artizans. Lbs. | No. Weighed. | General Population. Lbs. | Class IV. Artizans. Lbs. | No. Weighed. |
AGE. | Number Examined. | Parent Present. | Clothing. | Footgear. | Head. | Body. | External Eye Disease. | Vision. | Nutrition. | Teeth. | Tonsils. | Adenoids. | Ear Diseases. | Glands. | Rickets. | Speech. | Heart Affection. | Lung Affection. | Tuberculosis. | Mental Condition. | Nervous System. | Spinal Deformities. | Infectious or Contagious Diseases. | Other Diseases. | Average Number in Family. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleanliness. | Other Particulars. | Cleanliness. | Other Perticlrs. | Cleanliness. | Decay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Clean. | Somewhat Dirty. | Very Dirty. | Scurf. | Nits. | Lice. | Clean. | Somewhat Dirty. | Very Dirty. | Fleabites. | Lice. | Both Eyes Good. | One Eye Good. „ ,, Slightly Defective. | Both Eyes Slightly Defective. | One Eye Good. „ „ Very Detective. | One Eye Slightly „ ,, Very Defective. | Both Eyes Very Defective. | Good. | Normal. | Below Normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Somewhat Dirty. | Foul. | Average Number of Decayed Teeth per Child. | Slightly Enlarged. | Considerably Enlarged. | Urgently Requiring Removal. | Probable. | Mouth Breathing. | Requires Operation. | Cerumen in Excess. | Otorrhoea. | Perforation. | Defective Hearing. | Slightly Enlarged. | Considerably Enlarged. | Bright. | Average. | Dull. |
Description of School. | SCHOOLS. | Age. | Number Examined. | Parent Present. | Clothing. | Footgear. | Head. | Body. | Vision. | Defective Hearing. | Nutrition. | Average Height. | Average Weight. | Teeth. | Tonsils. | Adenoids. | External Eye Disease. | Ear Diseases. | Glands. | Rickets. | Speech. | Heart Affection. | Lung Affection. | Tuberculosis. | Mental Condition. | Nervous System. | Spinal Deformities. | Infectious or Contagious Diseases. | Other Diseases. | Average Number in Family. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleanliness. | Other Particulars. | Cleanliness. | Oth'r P'rticlrs. | Cleanliness. | Decay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Clean. | Somewhat Dirty. | Very Dirty. | Scurf. | Nits. | Lice. | Clean. | Somewhat Dirty. | Very Dirty. | Fleabites. | Lice. | Both Eyes Good. | One Eye Good. „ „ Slightly Defective. | Both Eyes Slightly Defective. | One Eye Good. „ Very Delective. | One Eye Slightly „ „ Very Defective. | Both Eyes Very Defectixs. | Good. | Normal. | Below Normal. | Bad. | Clea n. | Somewhat Dirty. | Foul. | Average Number of Decayed Teeth per Child. | Slightly Enlarged. | Considerably Enlarged. | Urgently Requiring Removal. | Probable. | Mouth Breathing. | Requires Operation. | Cerumen in Excess. | Otorrhoea. | Perforation. | Slightly Enlarged. | Considerably Enlarged. | Bright. | Average. | Dull. |
Defect or Disease. | No. of Children. | Percentage. |
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Boys. | Girls. | |||||
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Good. | Moderate. | Bad. | Ages. | Good. | Moderate. | Bad. |
Boys. | Girls. |
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SCHOOL. | DEPARTMENT. | JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APRIL | MAY. | JUNE. | JULY. | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | TOTALS. | ||||||||||||||
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M. | w.c. | M. | w. c. | M. | w.c. | M. | w.c. | M. | w. c. | M. | w.c. | M. | w.c. | M. | w. c. | M. | w. c. | M. | w.c. | M. | w. c. | M. | w.c. | M. | w.c. |
SCHOOL. | DEPARTMENT. | JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APRIL | MAY. | JUNE. | JULY. | AUG. | SEPT | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | TOTALS. | ||||||||||||||
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s f. | D. | s.f. | D. | s.F. | D. | s.F. | D. | s.f. | D. | s.f. | D. | s.F. | D. | s.f. | D. | s.F. | D. | s.f. | D. | s.f. | D. | s.f. | D. | s. f. | D. |
Schools. | Cleanliness of Head & Body. | Nose and Throat. | Teeth. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | External Eye Disease. | Vision. | Discharging Ears. | Various. |
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SCHOOL. | Number Examined. | Number with defects. | NATURE OF DEFECT. | Percentage of cases remedied. | Left School. | Still unremedied. | Visits arising out of. | |||||||||||||||
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Cleanliness. | Nose and Throat. | Teeth. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | External Eye Disease. | Vision. | Discharging Ears. | Various. | |||||||||||||||
Head & Body. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd | No. | No. Remd. |
SCHOOL. | Number Examined. | Number with defects. | NATURE OF DEFECT. | Percentage of cases remedied. | Left School. | Still unremedied. | Visits arising out of.- | |||||||||||||||
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Cleanliness. | Nose and Throat. | Teeth. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | External Eye Disease. | Vision. | Discharging Ears. | Various. | |||||||||||||||
Head &Body. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Kemd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Kemd. |
SCHOOL. | Number Examined. | Number with defects. | NATURE OF DEFECT. | Percentage of cases remedied. | Left School. | Still unremedied. | Visits arising out of. | |||||||||||||||
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Cleanliness. | Nose and Throat. | Teeth. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | External Eye Disease. | Vision. | Discharging Ears. | Various. | |||||||||||||||
Head & Body. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Kemd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd | No. | No. Remd. |
Name of School. | Dirty Heads & Bodies. | Defective Vision. | Heart Weakness. | Otorrhœa. | Defective Hearing. | Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids. | Tuberculosis. | General Weakness. | Chorea. | Various. | Totals. |
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Result. | Defective Vision. | Strabismus. | Blepharitis. | Nose and Throat. | Otorrhœa. | Other Reasons. | Totals. |
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Defects. | Number. | Totals. | |
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Allowed to go to School. | Excluded. |
Miss Davis. | Miss Lamb. | Others. |
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SCHOOL. | 12 years and upwards. Number examined. | Number engaged out of School hours. | Percentage engaged outside School hours of those examined. | Boys engaged out of School hours whose parents are skilled workmen. | Boys engaged out of School hours whose parents are unskilled workmen. | Boys with Father dead. | Number of boys engaged 20 hours and over during School days. | Number of boys engaged 10 hours and over on Saturday. | Number of boys engaged on Sunday. | ||||||
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Number. | Average number in family. | Boys with defects. | Number. | Average number in family. | Boys with defects. | Number. | Average number in family. | Boys with defects. |