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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
St Pancras 1927
[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 the Act was made by an inspector, 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 l927. They are classified in the following Tables:—
Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1927.
| Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants. | Age 8. | Age 12. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 8. | Age 12. | Age 14. | |||||||||
| Number examined | 1800 | 1189 | 1335 | 1407 | 1660 | 1223 | 1296 | 1327 | ||||||||
| Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | |
| Malnutrition | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Skin disease | 20 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 14 |
| Defective teeth | — | 489 | — | 228 | — | 200 | — | 209 | - | 492 | — | 237 | — | 194 | - | 242 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 227 | 72 | 107 | 28 | 67 | 18 | 48 | 5 | 211 | 82 | 119 | 38 | 73 | 36 | 57 | 27 |
| Adenoids | 56 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tonsils & adenoids | 136 | 85 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 145 | 78 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| Other nose and throat | 19 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Enlarged glands | 111 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 32 | — | 11 | 2 | 93 | — | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Eye disease | 62 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 8 |
| Defective vision | — | — | - | 129 | — | 170 | — | 132 | — | - | — | 159 | — | 184 | - | 155 |
| Otorrhœa | 27 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Other ear discharge | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Defective hearing | 10 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| Speech defects | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Heart defects | 36 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 6 |
| Anæmia | 49 | 24 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 51 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 32 | 17 |
| Lung defects | 98 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 7 | — | 89 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Nervous system | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Phthisis | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Other T.B. disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Spinal deformities | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 |
| Other deformities | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 6 |
| Other defects | 50 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 14 |
| Number of children noted for treatment | 746 | 447 | 412 | 369 | 731 | 510 | 459 | 460 | ||||||||
Note —Defects, however slight, are included under "Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown
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