[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough] page 46

St Pancras 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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In the majority of cases where an examination of premises for the purpose of issuing
a certificate under this Act was made, opportunity was also taken of serving, where applicable,
Intimation Notices on the owners for the abatement of nuisances or for remedying breaches
under the Public Health (London) Act, the London County Council (General Powers) Acts,
By-laws, etc.
SCHOOLS.
The medical inspection of children in Elementary Schools in St. Pancras
is carried out by the London County Council, independently of the Borough Council. The
County Medical Officer has kindly furnished me with particulars of medical inspections of
school children in St. Pancras during l926. They are classified in the following Tables : —

Table: Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1926.

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Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1926.

Defect.	Boys.								Girls.
Defect.	Entrants.		Age 8.		Age 12.		Age 14.		Entrants.		Age 8.		Age 12.		Age 14
Number examined	1616		982		1549		1423		1700		979		1523		1406
Number examined	Cases. *		Cases. *		Cases. *		Cases. *		Cases. *		Cases. *		Cases. *		Cases. *
Malnutrition	15	14	19	17	10	9	2	0	10	9	16	15	12	8	3	3
Skin disease	23	18	10	30	14	11	13	10	31	21	3	2	11	6	12	11
Defective teeth	—	460	—	203	—	228	—	216	—	477	—	206	_	267	—	281
Enlarged tonsils	143	46	65	14	19	9	44	14	132	40	55	21	70	24	39	9
Adenoids	74	19	16	10	6	3	4	1	63	37	18	13	8	6	1	—
Tonsils & adenoids	118	72	36	23	20	8	10	8	119	67	39	17	12	8	14	11
Other nose and throat	38	26	5	4	10	8	9	8	28	16	11	8	13	9	9	6
Enlarged glands	51	3	10	1	13	3	3	—	38	3	12	4	19	1	13	5
Eye disease	49	33	13	9	15	11	10	8	46	32	19	14	15	8	14	10
Defective vision	—	—	—	89	—	218	—	141	—	—	—	109	—	217	—	125
Otorrhœa	33	21	13	10	19	18	17	14	43	25	9	6	27	23	15	12
Other ear disease	3	2	3	—	4	2	3	3	5	3	4	2	4	4	—	—
Defective hearing	6	2	9	6	20	9	14	4	7	1	11	6	15	6	5	4
Speech defects	7	2	1	1	8	4	2	—	1	—	—	—	3	1	—	—
Heart defects	39	3	21	1	33	5	22	1	30	5	27	6	43	11	31	5
Anæsmia	44	21	28	17	40	20	20	7	38	11	31	16	48	24	23	10
Lung defects	92	43	20	3	15	7	10	3	77	30	16	7	16	4	6	—
Nervous system	12	2	8	1	5	—	3	—	11	2	8	2	12	—	5	2
Phthisis	5	4	1	—	2	—	—	—	4	2	5	2	3	—	—	—
Other T. B. disease	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Rickets	19	6	2	1	2	—	2	1	10	3	3	—	4	1	1	1
Spinal deformities	3	0	2	—	4	3	2	2	2	1	10	3	14	8	11	8
Other deformities	5	2	7	3	17	2	12	—	2	1	9	2	28	11	21	9
Other defects	62	42	21	12	29	16	21	9	63	39	32	23	56	19	35	20
Number of children noted for treatment	697		343		507		412		698		381		570		464

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Note.—Defects, however slight, are included under "Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown
under *

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Table: Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1926.

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