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 Hampstead Borough]
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Disease or Defect, | Boys (356). | Girls (354). | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamp— stead. | per cent. | London, per cent. | Hamp— stead. | per cent. | London, per cent. | ||
Skin disease | f | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Tonsils only | 0 | — | — | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
f | 41 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 47 | 13.3 | 14.3 | |
0 | 12 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 14 | 4.0 | 4.7 | |
Adenoids only | f | 6 | 1.7 | 11 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | — | — | 0.5 | |
Tonsils and Adenoids | f | 11 | 31 | 3.0 | 11 | 31 | 2.6 |
0 | 6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
Other Nose and Throat | f | 1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
0 | — | — | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
Glands of Neck | f | 6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
0 | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | 0.2 | |
Eye disease | f | 10 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
0 | 3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | |
Otorrhoea | f | 1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
0 | — | — | 0.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 07 | |
Other Ear Defects | f | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | 0.5 |
0 | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | 0.2 | |
Hearing ... | f | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
0 | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 01 | |
Speech | f | 1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | 0.2 |
0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Heart | f | 1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
o | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | 0.1 | |
Anaemia ... | f | 13 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
0 | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | 0.3 | |
Lungs | f | 10 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 7 | 20 | 3.4 |
o | 1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3 | 08 | 1.1 | |
Epilepsy ... | f | — | — | o.o | — | — | 0.0 |
0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Chorea | f | — | — | 00 | — | — | 0.0 |
o | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 00 | |
Paralysis ... | f | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | o.o |
o | — | — | o.o | — | — | 0.0 | |
Other Nervous Disorders | f | 2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1 | 03 | 0.4 |
0 | — | — | 0.l | — | — | 0.1 | |
Pulmonary T.B. | f | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | o.o |
o | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Other T.B. | f | — | — | o.o | 1 | 03 | 0.0 |
0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | o.o | |
Rickets ... | f | 1 | 03 | 1.0 | 2 | 06 | 0.5 |
0 | 1 | 03 | 0.2 | 1 | 03 | 0.1 | |
Spinal Deformities ... | f | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | 0.2 |
o | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Other Deformities | f | — | — | 1.0 | 1 | 03 | 0.8 |
o | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | 0.2 | |
Other Defects | f | 3 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 |
o | — | — | 1.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.6 |