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
Walthamstow 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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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. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Average number in family. | Boys with defects. | Number. | Average number in family. | Boys with defects. | Number. | Average number in family. | Boys with defects. | |||||||
| Winns Avenue | 166 | 33 | 19.8 | 15 | 6.2 | 1 | 15 | 5.3 | 1 | 3 | 5.6 | - | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| Chapel End | 106 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | 1 |
| Higham Hill | 34 | 7 | 20.5 | 2 | 8.5 | — | 5 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | - |
| Gamuel Road | 37 | 7 | 18.9 | 3 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 10.0 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Markhouse Road | 17 | 4 | 23.5 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Blackhorse Road | 37 | 4 | 10.8 | 2 | 4.5 | — | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | — | - | 3 | 1 |
| Marsh Street | 40 | 10 | 25.0 | 5 | 7.4 | 1 | 5 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Maynard Road | 171 | 15 | 8.7 | 10 | 5.0 | — | 5 | 4.4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Higher Elementary St. George's | 149 | 8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 28 | 2 | 7.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | |
| Joseph Barrett | 84 | 7 | 8.3 | 4 | 6.7 | — | 3 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wood Street | 153 | 32 | 20.9 | 19 | 6.7 | 4 | 11 | 5.9 | — | 2 | 6.0 | — | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Forest Road | 87 | 13 | 14.9 | 9 | 5.3 | — | 4 | 5.5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Selwyn Avenue | 39 | 7 | 17.9 | 3 | 4.0 | — | 3 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 9.0 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Queen's Road | 28 | 1 | 3.5 | 1 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Coppermill Road | 13 | 1 | 7.6 | 1 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pretoria Avenue | 17 | 2 | 11.7 | 2 | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Totals | 1206 | 155 | 12.8 | 85 | 5.0 | 9 | 60 | 6.0 | 7 | 10 | 6.0 | — | 44 | 61 | 46 |