[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.
- Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following is a detailed statement of the iiumher, age, and sex of children found on canal boats during 1908 ; — 1908 Months. Years. 00 Ages ... 4 5 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 o H Males.. o 1 • • 1 i 6 1 1 3 4 3 9 9 1 ■ 1 i 35 Females ... f • • 1 3 9 w 6 4 ... 3 4 9 5 2 32 Totals... 2 1 1 4 9 12 5 1 6 8 .9 9 7 3 ] 67 By analysing the above table it is found that the number of children visiting Huddersfield of school age, and under that age are as follows, namely:—34 under 5 years of age, and 33 from 5 to 14 years of age. The monthly distribution of children on canal boats has been as under : — Month, 1908. Under 5 years. Over 5 years. Totals. January . 4 4 8 February . 1 2 3 March. 2 9 4 April . 1 ... 1 May . 3 4 7 June . 9 9 18 JMy . 3 3 6 August . • • • • » • • • September . • • • • • « October . 6 8 14 November . 2 9 December . 3 1 4 Totals 34 33 67 It will be seen from this record that the larger pi’oportion of children of school age were met with during the months of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29440336_0087.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


