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St Pancras 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Medical examination of elementary school children.
The information in the two following tables has been supplied by the School Medical
Officer of the London County Council:—
Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1931.
| Defect | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants. | Age 8. | Age | 12. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 8. | Age 12. | Age 14. | ||||||||
| Number examined | 1470 | 1271 | 1282 | 771 | 1323 | 1224 | 1243 | 746 | ||||||||
| Malnutrition | Cases 16 | * 16 | Cases 21 | * 20 | Cases 8 | * 8 | Cases. 5 | . 4 | Cases 15 | .13 | Case 20 | a. * 18 | Cases 8 | 1. * 7 | Case 4 | 8. • 4 |
| Skin disease | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Defective teeth | — | 421 | — | 215 | - | 215 | — 1 | 59 | — | 357 | — | 239 | — | 174 | — | 127 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 173 | 94 | 97 | 46 | 48 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 181 | 90 | 90 | 52 | 59 | 34 | 24 | 10 |
| Adenoids | 29 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 151 | 125 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 78 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Other nose and throat defects | 31 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| Enlarged glands | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Eye disease | 49 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Vision defect | — | — | — | 108 | — | 135 | — | 68 | — | — | — | 127 | — | 133 | — | 80 |
| Otorrhœa | 23 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Other ear disease | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | - |
| Defective hearing | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Speech defects | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Heart defects | 30 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 5 |
| Anaemia | 11 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Lung defects | 52 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Nervous defects. | 17 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Phthisis | 1 | — | 10 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Other T.B. disease | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rickets | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spinal deformities | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Other deformities | 10 | — | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Other defects | 67 | 37 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 42 | 50 | 36 | 64 | 38 | 23 | 13 |
| Number of children noted for treatment | 694 | 464 | 416 | 243 | 669 | 490 | 401 | 211 | ||||||||
Note.—Defects, however slight, are included under "Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under. *