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 Holborn Borough]
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Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
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Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | |||||||||
Number Examined | 126 | 119 | 147 | 130 | 141 | 104 | 151 | 134 | ||||||||
Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | |
Malnutrition | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Skin Disease | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Defective Teeth | — | 68 | — | 53 | — | 49 | — | 49 | — | 69 | — | 56 | — | 51 | — | 41 |
Enlarged Tonsils | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Adenoids | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Other Nose and Throat Defects | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Enlarged Glands | 22 | 1 | 12 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | 11 | — | 10 | — | 2 | — |
Eye Disease | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Vision Defect | — | — | — | 17 | — | 18 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 17 | — | 20 |
Otorrhœa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Other Ear Disease | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Defective Hearing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Heart Defects | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Anæmia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Lung Defects | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nervous Defects | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Phthisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other T.B. Disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spinal Deformities | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Other Deformities | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
Other Defects | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
Number of Children noted for treatment | 65 | 70 | 77 | 61 | 80 | 70 | 77 | 64 |
Defects, however slight, are included under " Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under*.