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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table V.
Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras in 1936. Information supplied by the School Medical Officer of the L .C.C.
| Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | |||||||||
| Number examined | 989 | 657 | 937 | 1051 | 960 | 588 | 881 | 1078 | ||||||||
| Malnutrition | Cases.* | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | ||||||||
| 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Skin disease | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| Defective teeth | — | 335 | — | 152 | — | 208 | — | 259 | 358 | — | 141 | — | 154 | — | 250 | |
| Enlarged tonsils | 132 | 54 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 129 | 55 | 50 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Adenoids | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 78 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 21 | - | 107 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Other nose and throat defects | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Enlarged glands | 55 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | — | 57 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eye disease | 50 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Vision defects | — | — | — | 41 | _ | 113 | — | 131 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 96 | — | 147 |
| Otorrhoea | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Other ear disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Defective hearing | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Speech defects | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Heart defects | 31 | 1 | 19 | — | 27 | — | 11 | — | 24 | 2 | 14 | — | 17 | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| Amentia | 6 | X | 7 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lung defects | 55 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Nervous defects | 6 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Other T.B. disease | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Spinal deformities | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 21 | 13 |
| Other deformities | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Other defects | 43 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 14 |
| Number of children noted for treatment | 476 | 238 | 335 | 385 | 487 | 229 | 289 | 108 | ||||||||
* Defects, however slight, are included under 44 Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown Under.*
The following table gives the deaths and death rates of both legitimate and illegitimate infants for 1936 :—
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Births | 2,156 | 233 | 2,389 |
| Number of Deaths (under one year of age) | 166 | 24 | 190 |
| Death rate per 1000 births | 77 | 103 | 79 |